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Qld shark attack victim a devoted surgeon
The brother of a Victorian man fatally mauled by a shark in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands says the world has lost a devoted and empathetic surgeon.
November 8, 2018
The brother of an aspiring Melbourne cancer specialist killed by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands says the world has lost a devoted and empathetic surgeon.
Daniel Christidis, 33, died after being mauled in Cid Harbour on Monday on the first day of a yachting holiday with friends and colleagues.
The Victorian doctor suffered bites to his left thigh, right calf and left wrist while paddling boarding about 5.30pm.
It was the third serious shark attack in the harbour in two months after Tasmanian woman Justine Barwick and Melbourne girl Hannah Papps were bitten in September.
In an Instagram post of a photo of the two brothers on a yacht, Michael Christidis says his brother was a deeply devoted doctor who was well respected by both patients and colleagues.
“Daniel was all about getting everything meticulously right in life; to live deeply and fully, which he did,” he said on Wednesday.
“If you knew my brother, you know just how much the world is at a loss right now.”
He would illuminate any room he entered with his charm and wit, he said.
“I’ve lost a brother, best friend and mentor but I will not lose the spark Dan provided me each and every day,” Mr Christidis said.
As tributes flowed for his brother on Wednesday, the state government called a meeting of experts for Friday to discuss how best to manage sharks in the popular holiday destination.