Date18-Mar-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationLady Beach at Warrnambool
ActivitySwimming
Species3 m [10'] shark
InjuryAbdomen & arm bitten. Shark, holding him by the arm, leapt 4' to 5' above the surface
VictimKenneth Smith, Male, 24 years old
TimeLate afternoon
SourceSun Herald (Sydney) 3/19/1961; Sydney Morning Herald, 3/20/1961; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246
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