Date28-Dec-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationLambert’s Beach, Mackay
ActivityStanding
Species3 m [10'] shark
InjuryHand bitten, surgically amputated
VictimMartyn Steffens, Male, 24 years old
Time16h15
SourceV.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246; A. MacCormick, pp.19-21; A. Sharpe, p.101
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