Date20-Mar-1935
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationThree Mile Reef off Lizard Island 50 miles north of Cooktown
ActivityPearl diving, but standing in the water
SpeciesTiger shark 3 m [10']
InjuryLeft thigh abraded & 3 fingers lacerated
VictimKosam, a Torres Strait Islander, Male
SourceSydney Morning Herald, 3/20/1935; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.102 & 243
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