Incident Report

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Monday, November 9, 1959

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury. Diver shot shark, then shark tore legs of his rubber suit, water poured in & swept out to sea by strong rip current PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Extended

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Monday

Individual

Name

Ian Marks

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-31.9513, 115.8581

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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