Date14-Dec-1939
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationRubbish Dump Creek, Mackay
ActivitySwimming
Species2.6 m [8.5'] shark landed 2 hours later
InjuryFATAL, left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated
VictimFrank Gurran, Male, 20 years old
Time12h15
SourceSydney Morning Herald, 12/15/1939; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.238
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