Incident Report

Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia

Saturday, July 26, 1986

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants. Shark bit motor, lifting stern a half-metre out of the water

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Winter (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

5.4 m boat, occupant: Ivan Anderton

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-32.0071, 115.5041

Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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