Shark attack at Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Australia

Shark attack details: Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island, Torres Strait, 11-Apr-1959
Date of attack:	April 11th 1959
Location:	Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island, Torres Strait
Shark species:	1.8 m [6'] Tiger shark
Name of victim:	Jimmy Pearson, a Torres Strait Islander
Age of victim:	43 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Diving for pearl shell
Injury:	Left hand lacerated when he tried to ward off shark

1.8 m [6'] Tiger shark

Australia