Incident Report

Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Wednesday, February 10, 1960

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants. Hooked shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

12' open motor boat, occupants Jack Platt & Peter Keyes

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-33.8913, 151.2740

Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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