Incident Report

Tewantin, Queensland, Australia

Monday, October 23, 1944

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark bit dinghy leaving tooth fragments in its woodwork

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

dinghy

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-26.3927, 153.0377

Tewantin, Queensland, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Tewantin, Queensland, Australia

Incident Profile

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