Fatal Incident
Fatal Tiger Shark Incident During Snorkelling at Dingo Reef, Queensland
dingo reef, off townsville, Queensland·Australia
A 36-year-old male snorkeler was fatally injured by a tiger shark at Dingo Reef off Townsville, Queensland in April 1990. The incident occurred in open ocean waters near an island location.
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In April 1990, a fatal shark incident occurred at Dingo Reef, located off the coast of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. A 36-year-old male was snorkelling in the open ocean waters near the reef when he was attacked by a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). The victim sustained injuries to the torso. The incident resulted in a fatal outcome. Tiger sharks are large, migratory predators found in tropical and subtropical waters and are known to inhabit reef systems and open ocean environments around Australian coastal regions. This case is documented in shark incident databases as part of the historical record of human-shark interactions in Australian waters.