Date of attack: | Dec 26th 1929 |
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Location: | White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor , New South Wales |
Shark species: | Tiger shark |
Name of victim: | William Oakley |
Age of victim: | 16 years old |
Sex of victim: | M |
Activity: | Diving by wharf |
Injury: | FATAL, left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasions |
Shark attack at White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor , New South Wales, Australia
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