Yorke peninsula country times
Fatal shark attack at Innes National Park
Dec 28 2023
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A TEENAGER has died following a fatal shark attack near Ethel Beach.

Police received reports of a shark attack near Ethel Beach in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park at 1.30pm on Thursday, December 28,

Sadly, the body of a 15-year old Maslin Beach boy was recovered from the water.

Yorke Mid North Police, detectives and crime scene investigators attended the scene.

Police are preparing a report for the coroner.

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