Date14-Jan-1963
TypeProvoked
CountryNEW ZEALAND
LocationPetone Beach, Wellington
ActivityFishing
SpeciesGrey nurse shark, 1.8 m [6']
InjuryMinor lacerations to hand and arm after he seized the shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimIan Alexander, 14 years old
TimeAfternoon
SourceR.D. Weeks, GSAF; Otago Daily Times, 1/15/1963, p.1
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