Date23-Dec-1957
TypeUnprovoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationMargate
ActivityFloating
Species>3 m [10'] shark
InjuryFATAL, right arm broken & stripped of flesh, left hand severed above wrist, lower abdomen, buttocks & thigh bitten
VictimVernon James Berry, Male, 23 years old
Time16h23
SourceP. Lynch, N. Doveton, G. Wolfe, M.Levine, GSAF
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