Date26-Jan-1912
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationFig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near Sydney
ActivitySwimming
Species2.8 m [9'3"] whaler shark captured 3 days later with his remains in its gut
InjuryFATAL
VictimJames Edward Morgan, Male, 21 years old
Time15h00
SourceArgus (Melbourne) 1/27, 28, 29, 30/1912; G.P. Whitley, p.260; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.245; A. Sharpe, p.88
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