Incident Report

New South Wales, Australia

Friday, November 13, 1964

Non-fatalFilmingBump-and-Bite

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Bump-and-Bite

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Shark made threat display, then diver hit it with powerhead PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Jon Harding

Age

Sex

Activity

Filming

Location

Address

New South Wales, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

-32.1690, 147.0147

New South Wales, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Circumstances

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