Incident Report

Emu Point, Western Australia, Australia

Thursday, June 7, 1962

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupant, shark grabbed anchor rope, pulling bow of boat downward & then bit bow of boat

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

10' rowboat, occupant: John Stephensen

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Emu Point, Western Australia, Australia

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.9989, 117.9441

Emu Point, Western Australia, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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