Date10-Apr-1960
TypeProvoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationOff Rottnest Island
ActivitySpearfishing, shot a sandtiger shark. Cord to spear tangled round his legs & a wave washed him onto a reef.
SpeciesSandtiger shark, 2.1 m [7']
InjuryBruises & minor injuries from reef, not the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimMick Coleman, Male
SourceV.M. Coppleson (1962), p.252
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