Shark attack details: Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, 16-Jan-1960
Date of attack: |
January 16th 1960 |
Location: |
Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales |
Shark species: |
Bull shark |
Name of victim: |
Kenneth William Murray |
Age of victim: |
13 years old |
Sex of victim: |
M |
Activity: |
Free diving |
Injury: |
FATAL, right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later |
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