Date03-Apr-1960
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationOff Broughton Island near Port Stephens
ActivitySpeared a grouper, saw shark but it came for him instead of the fish so he fired spear into shark’s mouth. Then shark took grouper but unable to swallow because of the spear in its mouth.
SpeciesBronze whaler shark, 3.7 m [12'] identified by G.P. Whitley based on description
InjuryMinor injuries to hand
VictimKenneth Morris, Male
Time12h00
SourceG. P. Whitley; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.252
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