Date12-Sep-1942
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationTrinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns
ActivityTreading water
SpeciesTiger shark, 2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10']
InjuryRight foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee
VictimAthol Wearne, Royal Australian Air Force. officer, Male, 24 years old
Time16h30
SourceA Wearne, J. Green, pp.44-50; G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193, cites Sydney Morning Herald, 8/11/1943; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.87 & 238
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