Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1936 Nepean Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1936

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Nepean Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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