Date28-Dec-1965
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBathurst Reef, Rottnest Island
ActivitySpearfishing, but standing in knee-deep water
Species1.8 m [6'] carpet shark
InjuryThigh & swim fin bitten
Victimmale, Male, 40 years old
SourceOrange Daily (NSW), 12/29/1965; T. Peake, GSAF
Shark Data Lab