Date16-Dec-1950
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationPalm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, Brisbane
ActivityTreading water
InjuryFATAL, lower abdomen severely bitten & his left leg was severed
VictimDesmond Quinlan, lifesaver, Male, 20 years old
Time16h15
SourceR. A Smith; G.P. Whitley (1951), p.194, cites Sunday Herald (Sydney), 12/17/1950; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.94 & 239]
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