Whitsundays shark attack victim identified as medical researcher Daniel Christidis

The man fatally mauled by a shark at Cid Harbour in the Whitsunday Islands has been identified as Victorian doctor Daniel Christidis. The 33-year-old worked as a urologist at Melbourne's Austin Health and died from the attack by an unknown species of shark at dusk on Monday.

33-year-old Daniel Christidis worked as a urologist at Melbourne's Austin Health. Source: Twitter

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Experts want research into shark activity in the Whitsundays after three attacks since September. (AAP) Source: AAP

Bull Shark Source: Flickr

A Victorian man bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays has died after being airlifted to hospital. Source: AAP

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol boats September 21, 2018. Source: AAP

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