Date20-Jan-1997
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationGeraldton
ActivityWindsurfing
SpeciesTiger shark, 4.5 m [14'9"]
InjuryPresumed fatal, no body recovered, shark mutilated wetsuit & harness recovered
VictimWerner Schonhofer, Male, 41 years old
Time18h00
SourceDaily Telegraph, 1/22/1997, p.1; H. Edwards, p.14-15
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