Date28-Jun-1956
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationFishman's Island (near Port Moresby, PNG)
ActivityLine fishing from Lakotoi, saw shoal of fish, dived overboard, had speared second fish & surfaced for air
Species2.3 m [7'] shark
Injury6" gashes in foot & leg
VictimKila, Male
SourceA. M. Rapson, p.149; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.254
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