Date of attack: | Jan 14th 1962 |
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Location: | Long Reef, North Manly, New South Wales |
Shark species: | Said to involve a 3 m [10'] Grey nurse shark |
Name of victim: | boat of Wally Gibbons |
Sex of victim: | |
Activity: | Spearfishing |
Injury: | Speared shark bit gunwale of boat as it was being hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT |
Shark attack at Long Reef, North Manly, New South Wales, Australia
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