DateReported 15-Feb-1933
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBarrow Point, 100 miles north of Cooktown, Queensland
ActivityDiving for trochus from dinghy when seized by shark 6' below the surface
Species4.4 m [14'] shark
InjuryInjuries to arm, shoulder & chest, took 2 days to reach hospital
VictimTumia, a Torres Strait Islander, Male
SourceLa Crosse Tribune And Leader-Press, 5/15/1933; V.M. Coppleson.Q12. (1933); V.M. Coppleson, p.242
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