Shark attack at Otago Harbor, South Island, New Zealand

Shark attack details: Otago Harbor, South Island, 15-Sep-1968
Date of attack: September 15th 1968
Location: Otago Harbor, South Island
Shark species: 4.3 m [14'] Great white shark, (tooth fragment recovered)
Name of victim: Graham Hitt
Age of victim: 24 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: FATAL, left leg bitten, femoral artery severed

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4.3 m [14'] white shark, (tooth fragment recovered) 4.3 m [14'] Great white shark, (tooth fragment recovered)

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