Jun 24 2015 - Belongil Beach
71-year-old Arthur 'Woody' Vidgen is out paddling when his surf ski is bitten by what
authorities later confirm to be a large great white shark
Jan 21 2015 - Wategos Beach
Di Ellis is thrown from her surfboard as the surfboard breaks in half due to the impact of
something large. Bite marks on her board later suggest a large shark to be responsible
Sep 9 2014 - Clarke’s Beach
50-year-old Paul Wilcox is bitten on the leg and dies shorlty after by what was later
presumed to be a large great white shark of more than 3 metres in length
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Mar 13 2015 - Julian Rocks, Cape Byron
Fisherman Robbie Graham reports that a 4.5 metre great white shark charged and
struck his small alluminium boat as he was reeling in a fish, knocking him into the
water from the vessel. He re-entered the boat suffering some bruising from the fall
August 11 2015 - Broken Head / Suffolk Park
Reports come in that a man surfing is knocked off his board by a large shark - no
injuries are sustained and he makes it safely to shore
Feb 8 2015 - 7 Mile Beach
35-year-old surfer Jabez Reitman is struck and bitten by a large shark, suffering
a serious bite wound to his torso. He is taken to Gold Coast hospital for surgery
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