AUSTRALIA – A Swiss woman was on Thursday killed while another one injured after a fatal shark attack in Australia according to local authorities.

According to authorities, emergency services were called in the morning to Kylies Beach after reports of two people being bitten by a shark.

The young woman, yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

Meanwhile, a 26-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital in “serious but stable” condition.

“It’s believed the pair were visiting from Switzerland,” said the police, adding that the beach remains closed.