Date15-Apr-1968
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationSouth Coast
ActivityDiving. Shark “swallowed’ his hand, so he threw his other around the shark and went “shark-back riding” for 30 yards until the shark opened its jaws
SpeciesBronze whaler shark, 1.8 m [6']
InjuryHand lacerated
VictimRodney Castle, Male, 21 years old
SourceSydney Morning Herald, 4/28/1968
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