ANOTHER SURF TRAGEDY.
Sydney, March 2. .'Another surf,sensation' occurred at Coogce when, ?Mervy n, Gaqnon, 21, when bathing waist deep,: within 20ft of the shore; was attacked by a shark which tore oil hi'A right hand.-' ■ His .agonised cries caused a ,f gdn'Gr{il stampede from the water, hut Jack. Brown,, be. ch inspector, dashed to the rescue of Gannon, who wad-iightihg the shark off. When Browii - reached- Gannon, 1 the shark again attacked- him,.;teAi'iti’g u£f the fingers of the victim’s deft hand. It also tore Ids back ami shoulder to the waist and ripped his stdlriiich. Brown stuck to his midl and brought him ashore with the assistance of an-, other surfer named Ernest Carr. Gannon was taken to the hospital, where he lies in a critical condition.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 10305, 4 March 1922, Page 3
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128ANOTHER SURF TRAGEDY. Temuka Leader, Issue 10305, 4 March 1922, Page 3
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