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Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA — 24-Oct-1937
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Shark Attack Incident
Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA
October 24, 1937
Non-fatal
Date
24-Oct-1937
Type
Unprovoked
Country
AUSTRALIA
Location
Byron Bay
Activity
Swimming near jetty
Species
2.4 m [8'] shark
Injury
Tooth imprints on torso
Victim
Thomas McDonald, Male, 16 years old
Source
The Age, 10/25/1937; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.234
-28.6483°, 153.6178°
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