Shark attack at Portsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia
| GSAF Case # | 1956.03.04 |
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| Date | 04 Mar 1956 |
| Country | Australia |
| Area | Victoria |
| Location | Portsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip Bay |
| Activity | Swimming, attacked at surf carnival |
| Name | John Patrick Wishart |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 26 |
| Injury | FATAL |
| Time | 16h45 |
| Species | 3.7 m [12'] shark & may have been another shark nearby |
| Investigator or Source | V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.110-111 & 241; J. Green, p.34; A. Sharpe, pp.112-113 |
| Fatal? | Fatal |
| Incident Type | Unprovoked |