Shark attacks in the Northern Rivers: the list
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Shark attacks in the Northern Rivers: the list
I know it's incomplete ... but this is what I'm going with, just year/month/place .. Bruns to Evans Head.
1964 – June at Julien Rocks: fisherman killed.
1982 – March at Tallows: surfer has his legs bitten.
1993 – June at Julien Rocks: diver killed.
2008 – April at Lighthouse Beach: bodyboarder killed.
2014 – September at Clarkes beach: swimmer killed.
2015 – February at Seven Mile: surfer bitten.
2015 – February at Lighthouse beach: surfer killed.
2015 – July at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2015 – September at Evans Head: surfer bitten.
2016 – April at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – September 2016 at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – October at Sharpes Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – October at Broken Head: surfer thrown off board.
2016 – October at Suffolk park: surfer bitten.
1964 – June at Julien Rocks: fisherman killed.
1982 – March at Tallows: surfer has his legs bitten.
1993 – June at Julien Rocks: diver killed.
2008 – April at Lighthouse Beach: bodyboarder killed.
2014 – September at Clarkes beach: swimmer killed.
2015 – February at Seven Mile: surfer bitten.
2015 – February at Lighthouse beach: surfer killed.
2015 – July at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2015 – September at Evans Head: surfer bitten.
2016 – April at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – September 2016 at Lighthouse Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – October at Sharpes Beach: surfer bitten.
2016 – October at Broken Head: surfer thrown off board.
2016 – October at Suffolk park: surfer bitten.
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-you can add I think it was sept 89 attack at boulders, board bitten only. and either a month before or after attack at half tide at evans, same result.
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also 8-10 years ago tommo got his hand bitten fighting one off at wategoes
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Wow.
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I take it that we're not including real estate agents in this list.
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Lennox Head, was there an attack a year or so ago!
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Yep ... well a bump, but Breatheasy is blaming the rocks on that one.
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Back in mid 60s a shark bit a surfer at Lennox and for a long time that was the only recoded attack on a board rider in OZ.
Also a fatality happened in the 70s @ Tallows, he lost too much blood by time they got him to Byron hospital.
A friend had his board bitten at the creek mouth between broken and Suffolk, early 80s.
A Wollongong surfer had his board bitten @ Lennox in 1976....it was a San Juan and they made him a newby for nicks because they wanted the bite outlined board for display.
Also a fatality happened in the 70s @ Tallows, he lost too much blood by time they got him to Byron hospital.
A friend had his board bitten at the creek mouth between broken and Suffolk, early 80s.
A Wollongong surfer had his board bitten @ Lennox in 1976....it was a San Juan and they made him a newby for nicks because they wanted the bite outlined board for display.
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Thanks lads, the updated list is on petebowesdotcom ... the info is appreciated, especially the early years
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What was this one Larry? "2016 – October at Broken Head: surfer thrown off board."Larry wrote:Thanks lads, the updated list is on petebowesdotcom ... the info is appreciated, especially the early years
Anyway how's life up in them thar hills?
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Wubic, I've been googling all day and believing everything I read - it's only bullshit if someone knows better - and the hills are alive old mate, some of the old boys up here still remember Dr John, and I'm f.cked if I know how Dylan scored a Nobel prize for literature and Cormac McCarthy didn't!
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There was another bump at Suffolk in August last year
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Not calling bullshit mate just wondering if I missed it.Larry wrote:Wubic, I've been googling all day and believing everything I read - it's only bullshit if someone knows better - and the hills are alive old mate, some of the old boys up here still remember Dr John, and I'm f.cked if I know how Dylan scored a Nobel prize for literature and Cormac McCarthy didn't!
And Boo there's people swear a dog got taken here earlier this year
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I find that hard to believe ... an ugly chick in Byron, seriously ?Wubic Pig wrote:And Boo there's people swear a dog got taken here earlier this year
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Cormac was a shit harmonica player.Larry wrote:Wubic, I've been googling all day and believing everything I read - it's only bullshit if someone knows better - and the hills are alive old mate, some of the old boys up here still remember Dr John, and I'm f.cked if I know how Dylan scored a Nobel prize for literature and Cormac McCarthy didn't!
There are standards lazza.
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laz, the 82 attack at tallows. pretty sure that's marty ford and that was a fatal.
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yep.
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Got that, ta
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