It seemed like 10 minutes to me while we struggled, but it could only have been a couple of minutes. In 2020, Florida represented 48 per cent of all US shark attacks. Image: Sydney Morning Herald. Marcia Hathaway was the last person killed in a shark attack in Sydney. Marcia Hathaway, a glamorous local radio and theatre actor, died after being savaged by a bull shark in less a metre of water close to shore at Sugarloaf Bay, in Middle Harbour (pictured Ms Hathaway in a publicity shot), Ms Hathaway was dragged into deep water at Middle Harbour by the bull shark, which locals believe they later caught and put on display (pictured, the suspected killer shark with shocked locals). Turning toward his fiance, Frederick Knight then watched the unthinkable happen. hbbd``b`$ j $@>P l D 76XP2 H(aL`YFw? The BBC will suspend the 159-a-year licence fee for two days so people can watch EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could Nicola Sturgeon return the Stone of Scone for King Charles's coronation as one of From the Archives, 1963: Fatal shark attack in Sydney Harbour kills actress Marcia Hathaway. She was attacked by a bull shark in just 30 inches (76cm) of water as her fianc and friends watched on in horror. 2017-2023 Mosman Collective. The 32-year-old Hathaway was soaking up the sun on a boat with her partner Frederick Knight and some other pals in Middle Harbour on January 28, 1963, when her friends dared her to prove she could swim. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Marcia Hathaway, a glamorous local radio and theatre actor, died after being savaged by a bull shark in less a metre of water close to shore at Sugarloaf Bay, in Middle Harbour (pictured Ms Hathaway in a publicity shot), Ms Hathaway was dragged into deep water at Middle Harbour by the bull shark, which locals believe they later caught and put on display (pictured, the suspected killer shark with shocked locals). 'Our fear is really, it's driven by guts. We are all in shock.". by sharkbait Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:26 pm, Return to 1969 and Earlier Shark Attack Incidents, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, Miss Marcia Hathaway, a well-known Sydney actress, was fatally mauled by a shark in Middle Harbour, yesterday afternoon. I started to kick the shark and beat it with my fists, most of the struggle is a blank but I remember at one time the shark was between my legs and I seemed to be straddling it.. 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Shocked witnesses claimed the swimmer was attacked by a 15ft great white. Marcia Hathaway was a promising actress who worked extensively in theatre and on radio Credit: erbzine 5 In 1963 she tragically died after being attacked by a bull shark off the coast of. Popular swimming spots such as Malabar, Maroubra, Coogee, Clovelly and La Perouse will also be closed along with Congwong, Little Congwong and Yarra Bay beaches, Frenchmans Bay and Gordons Bay. The coast is our life around here.". Although about 30 people, including Knight, tried desperately to push the vehicle, the grade was too steep. Former political staffer Brittany Higgins has publicly called out a prominent radio host for his claims on her compensation claim. Fisherman Kris Linto told Nine News: "Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically. God will look after me.'' Marcia Hathaway was 32, an actress and converted Christian, who once played a mission nurse in the forgotten film The Shadow of the Boomerang. That changed on Wednesday when a swimmer was fatally attacked off Little Bay not far from rock fisherman by what is believed to be a 4.5m great white shark. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ The beaches from Clovelly to Botany Bay have been closed and will remain shut on Thursday. More than a dozen men attempted to push the vehicle up a steep hill before conceding that another ambulance was required. 'I heard Marcia scream "Oh dear", and then she was dragged into deep water,' her fianc Frederick Knight later said. As she bled out, Marcia was hauled aboard another boat, with an ambulance meeting her and Frederick at Mowbray Point. Moments after Marcia and Frederick dipped into the shallow waters of Sugarloaf Bay, she thought she had been ambushed by an octopus in just 30 inches of water. I am shaking. Despite her local success, the tragic star was - up until now - best known as the last person to be killed by a shark in the Oz city some 59 years ago. I have seen men die, but I have never seen anyone as brave as Marcia, I think the last words she said to me were, Dont worry about me dear, God will look after me'.". Sugar Loaf Bay. Shark-attack victim Marcia Hathaway is carried into a waiting ambulance on January 28, 1963Credit:Staff photographer, Seconds before she died, while friends were hurrying her to hospital, Miss Hathaway told her fiance: I am not in pain. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. One such method is to deploy drones which scan the water and send images to an artificial intelligence computer which can accurately spot sharks. 'The coast is our community's backyard. Signage and barricades have been installed warning swimmers to stay out of the water. I understand that fatal attack are rare. ', 'It came back and swallowed parts of his body and that was it. Paul Millachip, 57, was believed to have been the last person killed during a shark attack in Australia in 2021 before today when he was taken by a shark while swimming at a beach in North Fremantle in Perth in November - with the attack witnessed by multiple people. A well-known conspiracy theorist has faced court after allegedly intimidating radio host Ben Fordham and another 2GB employee. The fatal attack followed warnings that shark attacks are increasing. ga('ads.send', { 'It seemed to have grabbed her on the calf of her right leg. Simon Nellist, 35, was swimming at Little Bay when he was fatally attacked by a shark. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. } window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { The best entrants of the Sony World Photography Awards, Olivia Newton-John's friend opens up on roughest day, Tourists see pod of orca trap and kill whale off WA coast. Panicked fishermen and beachgoers watched on in horror as a man was dragged underwater and mauled by a shark at Sydney's Little Bay Beach near Malabar. That's a great white shark. Knight remembered being stunned at how Hathaway remained calm as she lost consciousness. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. We are all in shock. Police urged beachgoers to follow safety guidance from Surf Life Saving NSW. It seemed like 10 minutes to me while we struggled, but it could only have been a couple of minutes. New South Wales Police said in a statement:'An investigation into the swimmer's death is ongoing, and Little Bay Beach is closed as officers continue to search the area.'. You should be more scared of getting in your car.' "Little Bay is normally such a calm, beautiful place, enjoyed by families. 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'There is a long term trend of an increasing number of shark bites in Australia and overseas,' Dr McPhee told The Project. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ "The water was stained with blood and I never thought I would get her away from it. The shark attacked her while she was standing in murky water only 30 inches deep and 20 feet from the shore in the northern arm of Sugarloaf Bay. Image: Sydney Morning Herald. There were 12 recorded shark attacks in Australia in 2021 and figures show three of these proved fatal. Shocking footage shows the predator thrashing around in the ocean and dragging its victim underwater as the sea turned red with blood, sparking panic on shore. The police have offered no information about the identity of the swimmer, although it's understood the victim was a local who knew the beach well. Before she lost consciousness for the last time, Mr Knight asked her if she was in pain. The water became stained a deep red with her blood as Mr Knight and another friendJames Delmege pulled her free and laid her on the beach. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ I think at one stage I had my foot in its mouth. The department has also advised a bull shark was detected 15km further north near Bondi an hour after the attack. 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There were 12 recorded shark attacks in Australia in 2021 and figures show three of these proved fatal. A successful Sydney actress, 32-year-old Marcia was well known on stage and screen, but it was her final role, as the last person to die of a shark attack on Sydney Harbour, that she is remembered for. Council Roundup: Car seat checks, soft plastic recycling and entries open for Youth Literature Awards. Like a scene from a horror movie, she slipped over the edge and soon after into the jaws of a bull shark, the species considered the biggest threat to humans because of how far up river systems it swims. Other frantic onlookers on the rocks can be heard swearing and screaming in horror. "We had been swimming about in shallow water and I remember telling Marcia not to go out too far," he said. "We heard a yell and turned around it looked like a car had landed in the water, a big splash then the shark was chomping at the body and there was blood everywhere. Ms Hathaway's fiance and two other friends were later treated at the Mater Misericordia Hospital for shock. I kept hold of Marcia and kept trying to drag her away from the shark, Frederick told the Sydney Morning Herald. he said. "I heard Marcia scream 'Oh dear', and then she was dragged into deep water," Frederick Knight told reporters on the scene. Cops will resume the search with divers at sunrise on Thursday. She had terrible injuries to her legs and lower body, Frederick told the Inquest into Marcias death. Rescue crews on jet skis and boats frantically hunted for the swimmer before human remains were found in the water and, according to reports, parts of a wetsuit were also recovered. An actress dragged into the water by a shark in 1963 sparked mass hysteria in Sydney. The woman, who lived in Greenaway Flats at Milson's Point, had been on a picnic and boating with six friends at the time. }); New South Wales relies on a string of listening stations, drumlines, shark nets and shark-spotting drones to protect people in the water. 'Our fear is really, it's driven by guts. Australia's coastline is more than 16,000 miles long and around 170 of the 400 species of sharks inhabit Australian waters. View our online Press Pack. Theswimmer spent his final moments screaming for help and struggling to fight off a massive four-and-a-half metre long great white shark before being eaten alive as horrified witnesses watched on. },false) ga('ads.send', { This is a beautiful community. Suggest . Try 14 days free >. It happened so fast and I could not see much in the water. Don't worry about me, dear. The actress was hauled aboard another boat as she bled out, before being transferred to an ambulance that met her and Knight at Mowbray Point. }); Australian actress Marcia Hathaway did not know the horror that awaited as she toasted her engagement with her fiance on the shoreline of a Sydney bay. A SharkSmart app provided by the New South Wales government alerts swimmers and surfers in real time when a shark is detected nearby. Bond's University researcher Dr Daryl McPhee said the rise in attacks worldwide was down to a number of factors including more people being on the water doing activities, in more remote locations, and also warmer oceans are forcing shark and their food supply to different areas. We took Marcia to a boat shed at the foot of Edinburgh Rd in Castlecrag and I swam ashore to find a phone.. The organisation advises people to swim only in patrolled areas on the beach, avoid swimming at dawn, dusk and night, steer clear of schools of baitfish and keep away from river mouths or murky water. Miss Hathaway's fiance and two other friends were treated at the Mater Misericordia Hospital for shock. Back on shore, dozens of fishermen and beachgoers were still reeling in shock following the fatal incident. Shocking footage showed the predator thrashing around in the ocean and dragging its victim underwater as the sea turned red with blood, sparking panic on the shore. "Surfers and harbour swimmers should take particular care for . They reportedly caught the beast they believed killed the actress and put it on display for the public. "There were still people in the water. pg.acq.push(function() { Marcia Hathaway had been attacked by a bull shark, in just 30 inches (76cm) of water. Witnesses has recalled the horrifying moment the swimmer was mauled by a great white shark on Wednesday afternoon off Sydney's Little Bay beach. Oh man! Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. I started to kick the shark and beat it with my fists, most of the struggle is a blank but I remember at one time the shark was between my legs and I seemed to be straddling it.. Her last words, published in The Courier Mail on January 29 under the headline Actress Dies: Fiance Fights with a Shark, were: Dont worry about me, dear. Local resident James, 27, arrived at the beach shortly before 5.30pm when helicopters were circling above the cliffs, but people were still swimming. The shark. We had been in the water for about five minutes and I was about 12 to 15 feet away from Marcia with my back to her," Frederick later recalled, reports Mosman Collective. The fatal shark attack at Little Bay on Wednesday ends a lucky run for Sydneysiders in the water stretching back to 1963, the last time a local died from a shark bite. 'I heard Marcia scream "oh dear", and then she was dragged into deep water,' her fiance Frederick Knight said at the time. 32-year-old Marcia Hathaway was attacked when at Sydney Harbour beach's Sugarloaf Bay. Just after 10am, boat co-owners David Mason and Peter Cowden, motored past Chowder Bay and headed towards The Spit with passengers James Delmege, Alan Simpson, Sandra Hayden, Frederick, and Marcia. A distressing video of the violent ambush showed the shark thrashing around in the bloodied water just metres from the rocks. ', A swimmer has died after a fatal shark attack at Little Bay Beach (scene pictured) on Wednesday afternoon, Shocked witnesses (pictured speaking to police) heard the swimmer's screams in the water, Kris Linto (pictured) was fishing at the time when he witnessed the horrifying shark attack. The scenes were just as confronting for emergency service workers and lifeguards who were deployed in boats, rescue helicopters and on jet skis during a frantic search for the swimmer. Many locals have vowed to avoid the water for a while in the wake of the tragedy. A reporter radioed his office and a second ambulance was sent.". She had a successful career on the stage and in radio and television. Terrifying footage of the attack began circling online shortly after the incident. Someone just got eaten by a shark, the man recording the video can be heard yelling, adding it was a big great white. Many Sydneysiders had hoped to spend a day in the ocean with temperatures to reach a balmy 87.8F (31C). Another shaken witness recalled how the swimmer was dragged under the water by the shark, with the attack lasting just several seconds. That's insane. The state of Florida reported more than half of all attacks in the US in 2021 - with a total of 28. 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