Charlize Zmuda: Tributes flow for 'beautiful' 17-year-old identified as shark attack victim

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Friends and family gathered to honour Charlize Zmuda, 17, who died after a shark attack off Bribie Island. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Tributes are flowing for 17-year-old Charlize Zamuda, who was killed in a shark attack off

00:05Bribie Island on Monday, February 3rd.

00:08Charlize was swimming about 100 meters offshore at Wurrum Beach when she suffered life-threatening

00:13injuries.

00:14Emergency crews rushed to the scene, but she could not be saved.

00:19Friends and family later gathered on the beach, embracing and paying tribute to the avid beach

00:23and surf lover who was also a member of the Bribie Island Surf Lifesaving Club Nippers.

00:29She's so beautiful and she loves the ocean.

00:33We love the beach, we love the water and we wanted to honour the family today and the

00:39loss of this young girl's life.

00:42Her death marks the third fatal shark attack this summer.

00:45Authorities say drumlines to control shark patrols and drone surveillance are in place,

00:50but concerns remain over shark activity in the area.

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