A school chaplain and youth pastor was killed after being bitten by a shark while fishing with his family in waters off Keppel Islands, Queensland.
A 40-year-old school chaplain was bitten by a shark while fishing with family in waters off Keppel Islands on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands national park, about 18km off the central Queensland coast, on Saturday after reports a man had been attacked. Luke Walford, 40, was bitten by the shark while fishing with family members in waters off Keppel Islands about 4.30pm.
A family friend described him as an inspirational leader as a children’s and youth pastor. The thoughts and prayers of our community go out to the Walford family.
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