Date22-Nov-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationSurfer's Paradise, Northcliffe
ActivityTrailing the field in a surf race
Species3 m to 4.3 m [10' to 14'] shark
InjuryLower left leg bittten, hand abraded
VictimJeffrey Francis Sasche (or Sachse), Male, 19 years old
Time11h00
SourceDaily Mirror (Sydney) 11/23/1959; G.P. Whitley; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); J. Green, p.35
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