Shark attack at Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia

Shark attack details: Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, 29-May-1999
Date of attack: May 29th 1999
Location: Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Shark species: Thought to involve a Great white shark
Name of victim: Tony Donoghue
Age of victim: 22 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Windsurfing
Injury: FATAL, body not recovered

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