Date13-Apr-1957
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationThursday Island Harbour, Queensland
ActivitySwimming between anchored pearling luggers
SpeciesShark seen feeding on turtle scraps thrown overboard prior to incident.
InjuryLeft arm bitten, surgically amputated
VictimTuisafua Nomoa, Male, 22 years old
Time14h00
SourceJ.W. Robinson; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.245; J. Green, p.34
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