Shark attack at Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Shark attack details: Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville, Queensland, 25-Jul-1983
Date of attack: Jul 25th 1983
Location: Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville, Queensland
Shark species: 5 m [16.5'] Tiger shark
Name of victim: Ray Boundy
Age of victim: 28 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: 14 m prawn trawler New Venture capsized & sank in heavy seas Three people in the water
Injury: Left knee bitten, but survived

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