Shark attack at Bribie Passage, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia

Shark attack details: Bribie Passage, Caloundra, Queensland, 11-Apr-1929
Date of attack: April 11th 1929
Location: Bribie Passage, Caloundra, Queensland
Shark species: 4' Grey nurse shark
Name of victim: David Alexander Manners
Age of victim: 19 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Standing in knee-deep water
Injury: Right calf severely bitten by shark caught in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT

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4' grey nurse shark 4' Grey nurse shark

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