Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1948 Lancelin Island, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Lancelin Island, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, disappeared while swimming

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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