'I heard Marcia scream "oh dear", and then she was dragged into deep water,' her fiance Frederick Knight said at the time. It seemed to have grabbed her on the calf of her right leg. One such method is to deploy drones which scan the water and send images to an artificial intelligence computer which can accurately spot sharks. I pray Rishi Sunak succeeds so as HENRY DEEDES: Wowee was he pumped! } victim of shark attack in Middle Harbour 28/1/63.". A distressing video of the violent ambush showed the shark thrashing around in the bloodied water just metres from the rocks. hitType: 'event', Regarded by locals as one of the best kept secrets in Sydney's east, the beach was packed with dozens of swimmers, paddle boaders and rock fishermen at the time. Marcia Hathaway When a well-known Sydney actress was snatched and attacked by what newspapers described as a "giant" shark, she was standing in water no deeper than 75cm. Jet skis were also used in the frantic search for swimmer before human remains were found, It was the first fatal shark attack in Sydney in almost 60 years (pictured, rescue helicopters at the scene). Mr Nellist, a certified diving instructor, was attacked just after 4:30pm on Wednesday. Sugarloaf Bay, scene of the attack on January 28, 1963.Credit:Staff photographer. In fact, this was the first fatal shark attack at a Sydney beach since 1963, the ABC reports. Photos of her body, which are too graphic to publish, showed her legs shredded as though crushed by industrial machinery in the attack. Marcia wasnt very far from the beach and I had moved in to take off a pair of sandshoes I was wearing. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. This week, Sydney reported its first fatal shark attack since Hathaway's death 59 years ago when Simon Nellist was mauled to death by a 4.5-meter shark. Marcia Hathaway's young, bright life was stolen away by a bull shark on January 28, 1963, in an attack that stunned Sydney. 36 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[16 37]/Info 15 0 R/Length 93/Prev 280747/Root 17 0 R/Size 53/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream "We had been swimming about in shallow water and I remember telling Marcia not to go out too far," he told the. She said she thought she had been attacked by an octopus. (Facebook: Simon Nellist) Bleeding heavily she was put on another boat, accompanied by Mr Knight. There were 12 shark attacks recorded in Australia in 2021, three of those being fatal. I keep vomiting. Huge splashes can be seen with the water in the area turning red and birds circling above. As panic-stricken swimmers raced from the water to find help, James Delmege sprinted towards Frederick, now in a tug-of-war with the blood-thirsty predator. 'When I reached Marcia, it struck again and seized her on the thigh. SMH NEWS Picture by STUBBS 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. 'Unfortunately this person had suffered catastrophic injuries and there wasn't a lot paramedics could do when we arrived,' NSW Ambulance Inspector Lucky Phrachanh said. Nearby boat owners who witnessed the scene used sheets from beds on board to maketourniquets. ', 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. "Little Bay is normally such a calm, beautiful place, enjoyed by families. Contribute to this page. A swimmer killed in Australia spent his final moments screaming for help and struggling to fight off a massive 14ft great white shark before being eaten alive as horrified witnesses watched on. She'd stopped breathing by the time it arrived (pictured, the first ambulance, with locals trying to push it up a steep hill), Middle Harbour is a regular passageway for many bull sharks but is also considered a safe swimming spot. And then I heard her call out I think an octopus has got me.", Knight couldn't believe his eyes as he saw his lover being dragged under the water by a bull shark. God will look after me.. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { 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. Marcia Hathaway was the last person killed in a shark attack in Sydney. 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The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 'Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically,' fisherman Kris Linto told Nine News. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Title: 1963.01.28 - Hathaway Author: Incensed by Marcia's death, locals returned to the scene and tossed bait in the water in a bid to snare her killer. },false) It's the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963 when actress Marcia Hathaway, 32, was mauled while on a boating trip in Sugarloaf Bay in Middle Harbour. When I asked her if it hurt she told me, No I am not in pain, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald) The 32-year-old told her fiance: "I am not in pain. First published in the Sydney Morning Herald on January 29, 1963Shark kills actress in shallow cove: fight by fiance. January 28, 1963. 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But to add to their unbelievable bad luck, the ambulance broke down - forcing more than a dozen men to attempt to push the vehicle up a steep hill before conceding they would have to wait for a second ambulance. He ran through the water after her and remarkably at one point straddled the back of the shark as he fought to pull Ms Hathaway free. God will look after me" seconds before she died, as her friends attempted to rush her to hospital. I think at one stage I had my foot in its mouth. 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'.". Marcia Hathaway, actress in JC Williamson's "Sailor Beware", pictured during a promotion at Point Piper, Sydney on August 30, 1956. per cent of shark attacks around Sydney occurred between December and February. ga('ads.send', { document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ 'The coast is our community's backyard. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Subscribe today and get the latest news delivered for free! if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ An indelible childhood memory is my Dad hanging up the phone after a short . I am shaking. Professor Callum Brown from Macquarie University said despite the increase in shark attacks they are still exceptionally rare. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), An actress dragged into the water by a shark in 1963 sparked mass hysteria in Sydney. }) eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Bleeding heavily she was put on another boat, accompanied by Mr Knight. }); hbbd``b`$ j $@>P l D 76XP2 H(aL`YFw? swimmer was attacked by a 15ft great white. The 700-year-old Coronation chair that has been used for the crowning of King Charles has 'jeopardised' the monarchy by meeting European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Do we get our 87p back? Oh man! After landmark UFO report, huge question remains. Try 14 days free >. Rishi Sunak looked like he had won the lottery. As Marcia lost consciousness, Frederick was stunned at how calm she remained. It felt soft and spongy," Mr Knight said. The MP for the state electorate of Maroubra, Michael Daley, went to the scene on Wednesday evening. The man told ABC: "He was yelling at first,and then when he went down there were so many splashes. %%EOF The tragic death is the first deadly shark attack in Sydney since 1963 when Marcia Hathaway, a well-known local actress, was fatally mauled by a shark in Middle Harbour. By now the shark had lunged again to sink its teeth into her thigh. The New South Wales state government has spent millions of dollars on technology in an attempt to reduce shark attacks along its coast amid public concern, deploying nets at 51 beaches, as well as drones and shark listening stations that can track great white sharks by satellite and send an alert when one is sighted. Randwick Council announced on Wednesday night that Malabar, Maroubra, Coogee, Clovelly and La Perouse beaches would also be closed for 24 hours while council lifeguards looked for any further sightings of sharks. An Aboriginal activist has received an apology after Today ran a fake story about changing the name of Smarter White milk. At first Ms Hathaway, who was quietly paddling in thigh deep water, said she thought an octopus had gripped her right calf, according to the Mosman Collective. 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.. 'There is a long term trend of an increasing number of shark bites in Australia and overseas,' Dr McPhee told The Project. It was soft and spongy.. 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. Tragically, by the time another ambulance had arrived an hour later, Marcia had stopped breathing. By the time it arrived an hour later she had stopped breathing. Four ambulance road crews and a rescue helicopter with a critical care doctor and a critical care paramedic on board attended the scene. 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. Sugarloaf Bay: The scene of the fatal shark attack. Little Bay is normally such a calm, beautiful place enjoyed by families,' Randwick mayor Dylan Parker said. A reporter radioed his office and a second ambulance was sent. 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'.". No fatalities had been recorded so far in 2022. pg.acq.push(function() { Suggest . I kept hold of Marcia and kept trying to drag her away from the shark, Knight told the Sydney Morning Herald following the attack. 'DPI will continue to work with NSW Police and SLS NSW to monitor the area and provide any technical advice and resources if required, including deploying SMART drumlines in the area.'. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Marcia, 32, was lapping up the sunshine on a boat with her partner Frederick Knightand pals in Middle Harbour on January 28, 1963, when, as she shielded her fair complexion from the blazing 30C heat, friends dared Marcia to prove she could swim in a playful bet that would prove fatal. January 28, 1963. Many locals have vowed to avoid the water for a while in the wake of the tragedy. Don't worry about me, dear. Before she lost consciousness for the last time, Mr Knight asked her if she was in pain. She had terrible injuries to her legs and lower body, Frederick told the Inquest into Marcias death. From the Archives, 1963: Shark kills Sydney actress, Shark-attack victim Marcia Hathaway is carried into a waiting ambulance on January 28, 1963, "They put her in an ambulance, but because of the steep grade leading up from the water's edge and the slippery surface the ambulance clutch burnt out. Source: News Limited . "I heard Marcia scream 'Oh dear', and then she was dragged into deep water," Frederick Knight told reporters on the scene. I think at one stage I had my foot in its mouth. We are one of the worlds fastest growing To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Related news. In black and white photographs from the days that followed, a large crowd could be seen gathered around a vehicle which carried a bull shark on its roof racks. 'My husband and my son were just a few steps in front of me and now they are gone forever,' Peter's heartbroken wife told the Daily Telegraph. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Marcia Hathaway was born on February 8, 1930 in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia. Actress Marcia Hathaway is stretchered into a waiting ambulance after a fatal shark attack in 1963. It happened so fast and I could not see much in the water. But fate hadnt finished with Marcia Hathaway just yet. if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ 'It seemed to have grabbed her on the calf of her right leg. 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). hitType: 'event', They were alerted of the danger by the swimmer's ear-piercing screams but could do nothing but watch on in shock as the monster shark ripped the swimmer into two and 'swallow parts of his body'. 'I just saw a four to five metre (13ft to 16ft) great white explode on the surface just here on a swimmer and it was like a car landing in the water. When the shark attacked, her fiance, who was beside her, fought the shark with his hands and kicked it as it twisted in the blood-stained water, trying to drag its victim into deep water, the article reads. 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). He added that old school methods of shark control such as nets, drum lines, and culls were being replaced with newer methods which are potentially more accurate. The water was stained with blood and I never thought I would get her away from it. Police will liaise with the Department of Primary Industry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the swimmer. It disappeared. 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. About 30 people made frantic efforts to push the vehicle, but the gradient was too steep. }); 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. It's believed to be the area's first deadly shark attack since Jan. 28, 1963, when Australian television, radio and stage actor Marcia Hathaway, 32, was mauled while on a boating trip in Sugarloaf . }); Shocked witnesses claimed the swimmer was attacked by a 15ft great white. 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