Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1959 Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left hand lacerated when he tried to ward off shark

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can detect electrical fields.

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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