Date17-Jan-1955
TypeUnprovoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationWyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, Sydney
ActivityHunting lobsters in 2.4 m of water
SpeciesBronze whaler shark,3.7 m [12']
InjuryFATAL, anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost
VictimJohn Willis, Male, 13 years old
Time14h30
SourceV.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.71, 174-175 & 236; A. Sharpe, p.74
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