Date31-Aug-1937
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationMabuiag Island, between New Guinea & Australia
ActivityDiving from the lugger San, operated by the Protector of the Aborigines
SpeciesTiger shark, 9' to 10'
InjuryHead, neck & shoulder bitten (In 1918, he was also bitten by a shark off Cairns)
VictimIona Asai, Male, 38 years old
Time11h00
SourceThe Maitland Daily Mercury, 8/31/1937
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