| Date of attack: | September 12th 1942 |
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| Location: | Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns, Queensland |
| Shark species: | 2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] Tiger shark |
| Name of victim: | Athol Wearne, Royal Australian Air Force. officer |
| Age of victim: | 24 years old |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Treading water |
| Injury: | Right foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee |
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![2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] tiger shark](/images/tiger.jpg)