Incident Report
Tiger Shark Incident at Port Keats, Northern Territory — September 1984
port keats, Northern Territory·Australia
A 27-year-old female sustained minor lacerations to her arm, head, and torso in a tiger shark encounter at Port Keats, Northern Territory in September 1984. The incident occurred in coastal waters.
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In September 1984, a tiger shark incident occurred at Port Keats, a coastal locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. A 27-year-old female suffered minor lacerations to multiple areas including her arm, head, and torso. The activity during which the encounter took place was not documented in available records. The victim's injuries were classified as non-fatal. Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are large predatory sharks found in tropical and subtropical waters and are known to inhabit Australian coastal regions. This incident remains part of the documented shark encounter history for the Northern Territory.