Shark attack at Near Barrow Point, Queensland, Australia

Shark attack details: Near Barrow Point, Queensland, 18-Nov-1933
Date of attack: Nov 18th 1933
Location: Near Barrow Point, Queensland
Shark species: Tiger shark
Name of victim: Alfred Aniba, a Torres Strait Islander
Age of victim: 17 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Pearl diving
Injury: Hand badly injured, right arm surgically amputated above wrist

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