Incident Report

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Sunday, May 15, 2005

Non-fatalSpearfishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Severe

Injury Details

Severe injury to lower leg

Circumstances

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Saturday

Individual

Name

Ben Edelstein

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Open Ocean

Coordinates

-19.2577, 147.0977

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Circumstances

Environmental

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Location

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