A SHARK-INFESTED BAY.
PARTICULARS OF THE MOEKjya FATALITY. Per Press Association. iJunkdin, February li. At tlio inquest on W. D. Hutcheson, who was attacked by a shark at Moeraki, a verdict of death from the effects of the bite of a shark while bathing was returned. The evidence showed that tie was standing in the wafer up to his chest, and his son was diving from his shoulders. When he v as attacked by the shark, 'the calf of liis leg was torn completely away. He managed to partly sym and was assisted ashore, iviiiclf ho reaohod in a dying condition, and expired immediately, although his wife rendered first aid. The bay is infested with sharks.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 February 1907, Page 2
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116A SHARK-INFESTED BAY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 February 1907, Page 2
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