Shark attack, 1997-10-28 (Unprovoked)
Location: Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
Activity: Surf-skiing
Victim: Brian Sierakowski & Barney Hanrahan (M, age 51)
Injury: Sierakowski suffered a minor facial injury, ski bitten in half by shark
Fatal: N
Species: 5.5 m [18'] white shark
Source: Reuters Limited, et al