Date10-Feb-1975
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
Location(Point Sinclair) Penong
ActivitySwimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing bait
SpeciesWhite shark, 3 m [10']
InjuryRight leg severed FATAL
VictimWade Shipard, Male, 12 years old
Time18h00
SourceA. Sharpe, pp.124-125; Sydney Morning Herald, 2/3/2001 ed.
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