Date06-Nov-1960
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationHamelin Bay
ActivitySpearfishing, speared fish retreated to cave where shark grabbed his arm
SpeciesWobbegong shark, 1.8 m [6']
InjuryScratches on right upper arm
VictimDon Morrissey, Male, 24 years old
SourceThe West Australian (Perth), 11/7/1960; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.252
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