A pair of tiger sharks have been killed following two attacks within 24 hours on the same tourist spot in the Great Barrier Reef.
A 12-year-old girl and a 46-year-old woman were both bitten on the leg while swimming off the Whitsunday Islands, just off the Queensland coast of Australia, earlier last week.
They are critical but stable in hospital.
One of the sharks measured 3.3m (11ft) long.
The traps will remain in place for the next week to keep swimmers safe, a Fisheries Queensland spokesman said, although it added shark attacks are very rare in the Whitsundays.
According to Australian broadcaster ABC, the two attacks this week were the first in eight years.
Swimmers have been told to stay out of the water for the foreseeable future.
