Date04-Sep-1954
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationDarnley Island, Torres Strait
ActivitySpearfishing, hunting crayfish
Species9' shark
InjuryFATAL, after being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died
VictimKapua Gutchen, Male, 35 years old
SourceThe Mercury, 9/14/1954
Shark Data Lab