A surf lifesaver since the age of eight, she was co-captain of the Bribie Island Surf Life Saving Club and had recently competed with the IRB team at the Lifesaving World Championships.
It comes just weeks after 17-year-old Charlize Zmuda was fatally mauled by a shark at Woorim Beach, Bribie Island.
Moreton Island, a popular tourist hotspot north of Brisbane, is known for its pristine beaches and the Tangalooma Wrecks – a collection of scuttled ships that have become a famous diving and snorkeling site.
The high school senior had been at the beach in Bribie Island with friends at the time of the attack earlier this month.
Emergency services rushed to the scene near Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia, just after 3pm on Saturday.
