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Whitsunday Passage, AUSTRALIA — 28-Feb-1997

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Shark Attack Incident

Whitsunday Passage, AUSTRALIA

February 27, 1997

Non-fatal

Date28-Feb-1997

TypeUnprovoked

CountryAUSTRALIA

LocationWhitsunday Passage

ActivityScuba diving

SpeciesTiger shark, 2m to 3m

InjuryLeft arm bitten

VictimGerald Rauch, Male, 30 years old

TimeMidday

SourceThe Advertiser, 3/1/1997, p.12

-20.2534°, 148.8756°via nominatim

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