Date27-Sep-1966
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBroomfield Island, 11 miles from Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef
ActivityFree diving, carrying speargun
SpeciesBronze whaler shark, 2.1 m [7'], a tooth was embedded in the speargun
InjuryShoulder lacerated
VictimBarry Dawson, Male, 32 years old
Time16h45
SourceB. Dawson, J.Green, pp.50-52; The Cairns Post, 9/28/1966 (Note: the press erroneously reported the diver's name as Davidson.)
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