Date14-Jan-1962
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationLennox Head, Ballina
ActivitySurfing
SpeciesBronze whaler shark, 2.1 m [7'] shark
InjuryDorsum of foot lacerated & toe severed
VictimGary Raymond Hiscocks, Male, 19 years old
Time13h30
SourceThe Star (Johannesburg), Daily Telegraph (Sydney), Sydney Morning Herald, The Examiner (Launceston) 1/15/1962; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246; R.D. Weeks, GSAF
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