Three friends could only watch in horror as Jensz faced a brutal attack in the water.
Despite efforts to save him, the man from Cairns succumbed to his injuries after being swiftly brought to shore, where paramedics awaited at the Hull River boat ramp. Tragically, he passed away on the jetty.
Jensz, an avid hunter, leaves behind his wife, Lisa, and their children.
The exact species of shark responsible for Jensz’s death remains unidentified at this time.
Gererd Pike, a charter boat operator, reported spotting several aggressive bull sharks in the vicinity earlier that day, near where the tragic incident occurred.
Kennedy Shoal, the site of the attack, is a popular destination for spearfishers.
The deadly attack has renewed a debate over whether culling should be used to curb the population growth.
Kennedy MP Bob Katter joined the chorus and said he would urgently advocate in parliament for changes to controlled culling in Queensland in the wake of the “heartbreaking tragedy”.
“Human beings are being sacrificed for ideology. There’s no other way you can interpret what is going on,” Katter told 9News.
“But every time we raise safer waterways, we are lectured by public servants and activists who have never spent five minutes in the water north of Mackay,” he said in an earlier statement on Facebook.
The Queensland government uses nets and drumlines to manage the shark population in the state.
Conservation groups and environmentalists have argued against expanding this to active culling and have campaigned for modern, non-lethal measures instead.
Jensz’s death marks Australia’s third fatal shark attack this year.
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