Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Attack

1935 At Flat Top, near Mackay, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1935

⏰ Night

📍 Location

At Flat Top, near Mackay, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL. His body was not recovered, but about 3 weeks later 2 sharks were caught with human remains, thought to be those of Quinn

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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