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Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, AUSTRALIA — 28-Oct-1947
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Shark Attack Incident
Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, AUSTRALIA
October 27, 1947
Non-fatal
Date
28-Oct-1947
Type
Unprovoked
Country
AUSTRALIA
Location
Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria
Activity
Fishing in waist-deep water
Injury
Kneecap removed
Victim
Dan, an aboriginal, Male
Source
G.P. Whitley (1951), p.193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.240
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