Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1939 Near Restoration Rock off Portland Roads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1939

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Near Restoration Rock off Portland Roads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Both thighs were lacerated, recovered at Thursday Island hospital

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Tiger Sharks

🧠 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 are colorblind.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.