Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Diving Attack

1946 40 miles off Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1946

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

40 miles off Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, right arm severed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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