Date16-Apr-1961
TypeProvoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationOtford
ActivitySpearfishing
SpeciesWobbegong shark, O. barbatus, 1.8 m [6'], identified by G.P. Whitley
InjurySpeared shark bit his foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimDouglas John Spooner, Male, 21 years old
SourceSydney Morning Herald, 4/17/1961; G. P. Whitley; Perth Daily News, 4/19/1961; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.252; H.D. Baldridge, p.165
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