Date24-Aug-1936
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationNear Mabuiag Island
ActivityTrochus diving, but floating on surface
SpeciesLarge tiger shark seen in the vicinity the following morning
InjuryFlexed right leg bitten
VictimTala Lui, a Torres Strait islander, Male
SourceG.P. Whitley, p.264; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.244
Shark Data Lab