Shark attack at Coogee, New South Wales, Australia

Shark attack details: Coogee, New South Wales, 25-Apr-1935
Date of attack: April 25th 1935
Location: Coogee, New South Wales
Shark species: Tiger shark
Name of victim: James Smith, murder victim
Age of victim: 40 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Disappeared 11 days earlier, probable homicide victim
Injury: Captive shark regurgitated his arm in the Coogee Aquarium

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