Date07-Mar-1925 or 27-Mar-1925
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationCoogee
ActivityBathing in waist-deep water
SpeciesSaid to be a “small shark”
InjuryLeft thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated
VictimJack Dagworthy, Male, 16 years old
Time17h00
SourceV.M. Coppleson.N7.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.63 & 230; A. Sharpe, pp.58-59; G.A. Llano, pp.160-164
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