Date18-Feb-1962
TypeProvoked
CountryNEW ZEALAND
LocationLong Beach
ActivitySwimming
Species1.8 m [6'] shark
InjuryMistook shark's tail for kelp & grabbed it, legs abraded by shark's fins PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimFred Mason, Male, 15 years old
SourceSAF Case #1118; Southland Daily News 2/20/1962,
Shark Data Lab