Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1942 Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1942

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee

🦈 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 have no bones.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.