On May 16th, 1949 Mary Passaris age 22 was bathing at Broome Beach, Australia when she was attacked by a shark. The shark was reportedly a 9’ whaler shark ranging from 350 to 450lb. The shark severed her left arm, above the elbow. Mary would survive the attack.
V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.107 & 241; G.P. Whitley (1951), pp.186-188; A. Sharpe, pp.131-132