Date27-Jan-1962
TypeUnprovoked
CountryNEW ZEALAND
LocationOreti Beach
ActivitySplashing
Species1.5 m [5'] shark
InjuryLeft hand injured: gash on back of hand, toothmarks on palm
VictimNorman McEwan, Male, 18 years old
Time16h00
SourceR. Weeks, GSAF; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.247; H. D. Baldridge, p.16
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