Shark attack details: Alderman Islands off the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, 25-Mar-1962
| Date of attack: |
March 25th 1962 |
| Location: |
Alderman Islands off the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island |
| Shark species: |
1.8 m [6'] shark |
| Name of victim: |
W.T. Luxton |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
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| Injury: |
Left foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT |
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