Charlize Zmuda, 17, dies after being bitten by shark off Bribie Island

Tributes have poured in for a beloved Year 12 student and surf life saver who died after being bitten by a shark off Bribie Island.

Tributes have flowed for a teenage girl killed in a shark attack at a popular surfing beach off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane.

Charlize Zmuda was swimming about 100m offshore when she was bitten by the shark at Woorim Beach late on Monday afternoon.

The 17-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries to her upper body and died at the scene, despite efforts to save her.

The teenager,who was co-captain of the Bridie Island Surf Life Saving Club, is believed to have been at the beach with friends at the timeand was known to swim at the spot every morning.

Tributes have started pouring in Charlize Zmuda, who was killed in a shark attack on Monday. Picture: Facebook

She has been remembered as a ‘beautiful girl’. Picture: Instagram

A week before her death, the teenager shared a collection of photos from her recent trips to Bribie Beach, driving through the bushland and riding waves with friends.

Another image showed Charlie strumming a guitar over a campfire and enjoying the water – a place where she loved to spend time.

The 17-year-old had just attended her school formal and completed her first day of year 12.

Her uncle paid tribute to the “beautiful girl” while speaking to Sunrise.

Tributes have also flowed on social media in the wake of news of the teenager’s death.

“Rest in peace, beautiful,” one person wrote online.

Efforts to revive Charlie on the beach were unsuccessful. Picture: ABC News

“Such a beautiful, sweet young lady from a beautiful family,” said another.

“You seemed to love the ocean so much,” an online tribute read.

Friends and family recalled the teenager’s love for the beach. Her loved ones gathered on the beach in the hours after her death, hugging each other and paying their respects to the teen with a carton of beer.

Her family returned to the beach on Tuesday morning to remember the beloved daughter, watching the sunrise and laying flowers by the water.

Witness Chris Potter earlier told the Courier Mail that he heard a piercing scream coming from the water, initially leading to people thinking she had been caught in a rip.

“It was shocking,” he told the masthead.

A witness has recalled hearing a ‘piercing scream’ come from the water at the time. Picture: Facebook

Mr Potter said shark sightings were often around Bribie Island; however, he had never known for them to get too close to the shoreline.

Woorim Ocean Beach is located on the eastern side of Bribie Island and is a popular destination for surfers.

Drumlines, which are used to catch sharks using bait and large hooks, are used at Woorim Beach. Drone surveillance is also undertaken.

Monday’s incident is the third fatal shark attack this summer.

In December, 40-year-old pastor Luke Walford was killed while spearfishing in the Southern Great Barrier Reef near Humpy Island.

In January, surfer Lance Appleby, 28, was killed in a shark attack off the coast of South Australia.

Earlier in December, a man spearfishing was hospitalised after being attacked by a shark off Curtis Island, near Gladstone.

Originally published as Charlize Zmuda, 17, dies after being bitten by shark off Bribie Island