Incident Report

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Saturday, July 5, 1975

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Arm

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Speared shark bit his arm between elbow and shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Winter (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Dennis Thompson

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Open Ocean

Coordinates

-31.9513, 115.8581

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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