Date13-Dec-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationHorn Island, near Thursday Island
ActivitySwimming with other crew near wharf
Species1.8 m [6'] shark
InjuryRight thigh and leg lacerated
VictimGeorge “Jimmy” Stevens, aborgine from the lugger Rebecca, Male, 17 years old
Time14h00
SourceBrisbane Courier Mail, 12/14/1961; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246
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