Shark attack, 1962-02-18 (Provoked)
Location: Long Beach, Southland, NEW ZEALAND
Activity: Swimming
Victim: Fred Mason (M, age 15)
Injury: Mistook shark's tail for kelp & grabbed it, legs abraded by shark's fins PROVOKED INCIDENT
Fatal: N
Species: 1.8 m [6'] shark
Source: SAF Case #1118; Southland Daily News 2/20/1962,