Date17-Jan-1919
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationNewcastle Beach
ActivitySwimming
Species3.7 m to 4.3 m [12' to 14'] shark
InjuryMultiple injuries, left leg surgically amputated at knee
VictimDouglas Arkell, Male
Time17h15
SourceV.M. Coppleson.N13. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.76 & 229
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