Date31-Jan-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationSouth Perth
ActivityWorking prawn net
SpeciesGrey nurse shark, 1.8 m [6']
InjuryShark’s tail grazed his shin
VictimGeorge E. Rudd, Male, 20 years old
TimeNight
SourceWest Australian (Perth), * Sunday Times, 2/1/1959s; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960)
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