Shark attack at Seaholme, Victoria, Australia

Shark attack details: Seaholme, Victoria, Dec-1949
Date of attack: December 1st 1949
Location: Seaholme, Victoria
Shark species: 2.6 m [8.5'] Grey nurse shark
Name of victim: Doug Miller
Age of victim: 35 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Lying on the bottom of a 16' dinghy
Injury: No injury, Shark landed on top of him, knocked him back down 3 times

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2.6 m [8.5'] grey nurse shark 2.6 m [8.5'] Grey nurse shark

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