Date30-May-1959
TypeProvoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationBird Island, Algoa Bay
ActivitySpearfishing
SpeciesWhite shark, 2.7 m [9'], 280-lb
InjuryNo injury, diver shot shark & it bit his speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimTony Dicks, Male, 23 years old
SourceC. Middleton; M. Levine, GSAF
Shark Data Lab