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Near Mabuiag Island, AUSTRALIA — Reported 27-Sep-1939
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Shark Attack Incident
Near Mabuiag Island, AUSTRALIA
September 26, 1939
Non-fatal
Date
Reported 27-Sep-1939
Type
Unprovoked
Country
AUSTRALIA
Location
Near Mabuiag Island
Activity
Pearl diving
Species
Tiger Shark
Injury
Leg severely bitten, surgically amputated
Victim
Sammy Mira, Male
Source
Cairns Post, 9/27/1939
-9.3100°, 142.5200°
via llm fallback
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