Date25-Nov-1950
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBurleigh Heads, Brisbane
ActivityBody surfing
SpeciesWhite shark, 3m, seen in area and hooked 3 days later
InjuryPart of buttocks & fingers severed
VictimLeo Vincent Ryan, Male, 21 years old
Time17h15
SourceG.P.Whitley (1951), p. 194, cites Sunday Herald (Sydney), 11/26/1950; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 93-94 & 239
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