Date26-Dec-1942
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney
ActivityDog paddling or standing
SpeciesBull shark
InjuryFATAL, legs bitten
VictimDenise Rosemary Burch, Female, 15 years old
Time10h50
SourceG.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.70; A. Sharpe, pp.72-73; A. MacCormick, pp.34-35
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