Incident Report

New South Wales, Australia

Sunday, January 15, 1961

Non-fatalWorking with SharkHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Right calf bitten by lassoed shark on deck of surf ski PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Robert Webb

Age

Sex

Activity

Working with Shark

Location

Address

New South Wales, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-32.1690, 147.0147

New South Wales, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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