Shark attack at North Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Shark attack details: North Auckland, North Island, 09-Dec-1956
Date of attack: December 9th 1956
Location: North Auckland, North Island
Shark species: 125-lb Mako shark
Name of victim: Richard McKenzie
Age of victim: 70 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Fishing
Injury: Bitten in cockpit of boat by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT

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