Date28-Dec-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationLambert's Beach, Mackay
ActivityStanding
Species3 m [10'] shark
InjuryFATAL, right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack
VictimMargaret Hobbs, Female, 18 years old
Time16h15
SourceV.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246; A. MacCormick, pp.19-21; A. Sharpe, p.101
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