Incident Report

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Friday, December 11, 1959

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

HandMultiple areas

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Smith hit by tail of shark, Walker sustained cuts on his wrist PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Barry Smith & Harold Walker

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

-37.8598, 144.8149

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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