Date27-Sep-1966
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationBroomfield Island, 11 miles from Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef
ActivityFree diving, carrying speargun
InjuryShoulder lacerated
VictimBarry Dawson, Male, 32 years old
Time16h45
SourceB. Dawson, J.Green, pp.50-52; The Cairns Post, 9/28/1966 (Note: the press erroneously reported the diver's name as Davidson.)
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