Date07-Feb-1960
TypeProvoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationWattamolla National Park
ActivitySpearfishing
SpeciesGrey nurse shark, 2.9 m [9'6"]
InjuryNo injury, speared shark towed Gilles 200 yards & tore hole in diving suit, and hit Dowswell's back with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimJohn Gilles & Harry Dowswell, Male, 20 years old
SourceUnidentified press clipping;. SAF Case #203
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