Incident Report

Sydney Road, Balgowlah New South Wales 2093, Australia

Sunday, January 22, 1888

Non-fatalRowingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Shark bit boat, but no injury to occupant who swam ashore

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Time in Water

Just entered

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Burke

Sex

Activity

Rowing

Location

Address

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-33.7949, 151.2679

Sydney Road, Balgowlah New South Wales 2093, Australia

Incident Profile

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Location

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Sydney Road, Balgowlah New South Wales 2093, Australia

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