Incident Report

Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia

Friday, April 22, 1960

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Hand

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

4 fingers of left hand were lacerated by shark he had shot in the head PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Thursday

Individual

Name

Ted Nelson onboard fishing boat Wayfarer

Sex

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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