Fatal Fishing Attack

1954 Darnley Island, Torres Strait, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1954

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Darnley Island, Torres Strait, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, after being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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