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Shark attack at Carnac Island in Western Australia, Australia

GSAF Case # 1961.02.01.a
Date 01 Feb 1961
Country Australia
Area Western Australia
Location Carnac Island
Activity Collecting crayfish
Name Len McWhinney
Sex Male
Age
Injury No injury
Time
Species 2.7 m [9'] grey nurse shark
Investigator or Source H.D. Baldridge, p.134
Fatal? Not fatal
Unprovoked? Unprovoked