Date09-Nov-1959
TypeProvoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationPerth
ActivitySpearfishing, shot shark, hauled it onto boat
SpeciesCarpet shark, 1.5 m [5']
InjuryNo injury. Diver shot shark, then shark tore legs of his rubber suit, water poured in & swept out to sea by strong rip current PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimIan Marks, Male
SourcePerth Daily News, 4/19/1961; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.251
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