Shark Attack Incident

Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, AUSTRALIA

October 27, 1947

Non-fatal

Date28-Oct-1947

TypeUnprovoked

CountryAUSTRALIA

LocationMornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria

ActivityFishing in waist-deep water

InjuryKneecap removed

VictimDan, an aboriginal, Male

SourceG.P. Whitley (1951), p.193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.240

-17.6500°, 139.5800°via llm fallback