| Date of attack: | July 1st 1906 |
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| Location: | , |
| Shark species: | Blue pointer |
| Name of victim: | boy |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Fishing |
| Injury: | FATAL, knocked overboard by tail of shark & carried off by shark |
Boy Knocked Overboard and Taken by Shark in Australia
Before 1906, a young boy fishing in Australian waters was attacked after being struck by the tail of a blue pointer shark.
According to reports, the sharkâs sudden movement knocked the boy overboard. Before he could be rescued, the shark carried him away. No remains were recovered.
