Shark attack, 1977-02-26 (Unprovoked)
Location: Kingscliffe Beach, south of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Activity: Pushed surfmat of a young girl out of the shark's path, drawing shark's attention to his own board
Victim: Paul Howard (M, age 24)
Injury: Left hand, arm & leg lacerated, & shark bit chunk out of his surfboard
Fatal: N
Species: 4 m [13'] shark
Source: Ruston Daily Leader, 2/28/1977; A. Sharpe, p.86