Incident Report

Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia

Friday, November 27, 1936

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Hand

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Speared shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Frank McDonnell

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

-10.2051, 142.8208

Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia

Incident Profile

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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