Incident Report

Dicky Beach, Queensland, Australia

Sunday, January 7, 1962

Non-fatalRowingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants, shark bit 3" piece from oar after they accidentally struck the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

New Moon

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Lifesavers' surf patrol boat

Activity

Rowing

Location

Address

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

-26.7804, 153.1375

Dicky Beach, Queensland, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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Dicky Beach, Queensland, Australia

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