The grief-stricken father of 17-year-old Charlize Zmuda, who was killed in a shark attack on Monday, says he is "gutted" by the tragedy, but doesn't want the community to stop coming to "our beach"

A teenage girl has been killed in a shark attack at a popular surfing beach off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane.

Her mother, Renee Zmuda, said she wanted Charlize to be remembered for her “incredible life”, not the awful way it was cut short. “Charlize was loved by many and was such a shining light who truly touched the lives of everyone she met,” she said in a statement