Shark Attack on Shirley Ann Durdin.
Shirley Ann Durdin was a shark attack victim who was killed in Australia by a great white shark. One of the most horrifying shark attacks in history, it remains one of the very few incidences where a great white killed and ate a human.
Shirley Ann Durdin, a 33-year-old mother of four, went snorkeling with her husband and another man in 7-foot deep water near Port Lincoln in Peake Bay, South Australia for scallops.
The three snorkelers were on their way to shore when Shirley was savagely attacked by a great white estimated to be around 20 feet long by eyewitnesses. In a spray of froth and blood, the shark proceeded to bite Mrs. Durdin in half.
Fisherman on shore tried to rescue her, but by the time they reached her, all that was left of Shirley Ann was her headless torso. As they watched in horror, the shark reclaimed the remainder of Durdin's body and disappeared.
Aftermath
Shirley Ann Durdin's attack was the first fatal attack in South Australian waters since 1974, when Terry Manuel was killed. In addition, this attack was the first time ever documented that a victim was eaten by a shark in Australia.
To this day, it remains among the most brutal shark attacks ever recorded
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