Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1935 Three Mile Reef off Lizard Island 50 miles north of Cooktown, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1935

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Three Mile Reef off Lizard Island 50 miles north of Cooktown, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left thigh abraded & 3 fingers lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can only live in salt water.