A 36-year-old man has died after he was attacked by a shark off Queensland’s Fraser Island on Saturday.

The attack happened at Indian Heads about 2pm on Saturday.

The man was bitten on the leg and lost a lot of blood.

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A doctor and nurse provided first aid to the man on the shore while waiting for paramedics to arrive but he died from his injuries shortly after 4.30pm.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

It comes after a 23-year-old Queensland Parks and Wildlife ranger was killed in a shark attack in the same area in April.

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