Date26-Dec-1948
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationKing’s Beach, Caloundra
ActivityTreading water, waiting for a wave
InjuryFATAL, left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee
VictimEric Keys, Male, 28 years old
Time11h30
SourceGilbert P. Whitley (1951), p.193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.239. NOTE: Whitley records location as Coolangatta
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