BITTEN BY SHARK
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Severe Injuries to Man's Hand RIFLE BULLET INEFFECTIVE
(Bj Telegraph-
DARGAVILLE, Last Night. A severe injury to the hand was suffered by Mr Norman Williams, of Rehia, at Tinopai, when he was bitten by a young shark, • which - had been landed an hour before and was thought to have been killed by a rifle bullet. Mr Williams, in company with his son, Reuben Williams, and Mr - K. Brown, of Tinopai, was fishing from a boat and during the day Reuben Williams hooked and landed two sharks in the vicinity . of the . wharf . One was 10ft. 3in. in length and the other 8ft. 6in. Tli9 smaller fish was shot . when landed and it was over an.hour later when, while adjusting a short stick in its moutk preparatory to a photograpli being taken, that Mr Williams, senr., had his left hand caught. The combined strength. of two men was required before the fish could be. made to Telease its grip. No time was then lost 'in making sure that it was killed. Mr Williams 's hand was very severely toru, necessitating 11 stitches. The shark was very similar to the mako Species. .
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 64, 8 December 1937, Page 6
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