Shark attack at Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Shark attack details: Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, 05-Feb-1955
Date of attack: February 5th 1955
Location: Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales
Shark species: 3.6 m Great white shark (or bronze whaler)
Name of victim: Bruno Aloysius Rautenberg
Age of victim: 25 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: FATAL, legs bitten

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3.6 m white shark (or bronze whaler) 3.6 m Great white shark (or bronze whaler)

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