Shark attack at Backbeach, Halls Head, Western Australia, Australia

Shark attack details: Backbeach, Halls Head, Western Australia, Nov-1991
Date of attack: November 1st 1991
Location: Backbeach, Halls Head, Western Australia
Shark species: small shark
Name of victim: Chad Wittorff
Age of victim: 14 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Boogie boarding
Injury: Calf scratched & chunk bitten from board

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