We had been in the water for about five minutes and I was about 12 to 15 feet (3.6m to 4.m) away from Marcia with my back to her. 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. "We had been swimming about in shallow water and I remember telling Marcia not to go out too far," he said. They were alerted of the danger by the swimmer's ear-splitting 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'. January 28, 1963. Shark attack victim Marcia Hathaway. I think at one stage I had my foot in its mouth. '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. Witnesses has recalled the horrifying moment the swimmer was mauled by a great white shark on Wednesday afternoon off Sydney's Little Bay beach. A TERRIFIED swimmer spent his final moments screaming out for help as he battled a huge shark before half a body was found in the bloodied water. It's very, very upsetting. Miss Marcia Hathaway, a well-known Sydney actress, was fatally mauled by a shark in Middle Harbour yesterday afternoon. 'It was terrible. On average, 77 shark attacks occur worldwide each year, with the US usually reporting the highest number. "I just saw a four to five metre great white explode on the surface right here on a swimmer and it was like a car landing in the water. ga('ads.send', { The shark pounced while she was standing in murky water only 20ft from the shore in the northern arm of Sugarloaf Bay, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sugarloaf Bay: The scene of the fatal shark attack. An actress dragged into the water by a shark in 1963 sparked mass hysteria in Sydney. It seemed like 10 minutes to me while we struggled, but it could only have been a couple of minutes. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { 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. Miss Marcia Hathaway, a well-known Sydney actress, was fatally mauled by a shark in Middle Harbour, yesterday afternoon. 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. }); }); 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. He told the Guardian Australia: "Everyone was looking around, trying to work out what was going on. Give it a try, you can unsubscribe anytime! eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The tragic star, who worked extensively in theatre and on Sydney radio, is best known as the last person to be killed by a shark in the Australian city nearly six decades ago. The fatal attack followed warnings that shark attacks are increasing. 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. It's the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963. 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. "Then I heard her scream. Bleeding heavily she was put on another boat, accompanied by Mr Knight. Thebank that won't pass on rate rises unless you ring and ask:Just one of the ruses greedy lenders use to Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family and as a 'global superstar' she 'hated Twitter is DOWN: App crashes for thousands of frustrated users around the world. She said she thought she had been attacked by an octopus. By the time a second ambulance arrived, Marcia Hathaway had stopped breathing. Business; Companies; Marcia Hathaway killed by a shark at Middle Harbour, Sydney in 1963. "I went to her and tried to drag her from the shark. Police spent several hours at the scene interviewing shocked witnesses and later removed an SUV from the carpark at nearby Malabar Beach. Close associates of Miss Marcia Hathaway last night described her as a brilliant and versatile actress and a "deeply religious person". 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. Another man can be seen in the video fishing off the rock and watching on as the attack played out. }); God will look after me., Stream 25+ global & local news channels with Flash, a dedicated news streaming service. } When I asked her if it hurt, she told me, 'No I am not in pain', he recalled. }); 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. All Rights Reserved.Photos on this site may not be used for any purpose without permission from the site owner.Powered by 2483 Graphic & Web Design. Of these, eight were fatal and made up half of all fatal shark attacks worldwide in 2020. Marcia, who had played roles on stage and screen, would be the only person to die from a shark attack in Sydney waters for 59 years. The man told ABC: "He was yelling at first,and then when he went down there were so many splashes. The cops said:"Officers attached to Eastern Beaches Police Area Command, with assistance from the Marine Area Command and Surf Life Saving NSW, attended and located human remains in the water. It felt soft and spongy. It was soft and spongy.. Our thoughts are with the mans family and friends, said SLSNSW President George Shales. 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. 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Shark attack Sydney Harbour 1963. hitType: 'event', A large group of men attempt to push the broken down ambulance from Mowbray Point. 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.. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { The 32-year-old from Milsons Point told him she was not in pain despite missing a large part of her right leg. We waded into the water until we were knee deep, Frederick Knight would later recall, Marcia wasnt very far from the beach and I had moved in to take off a pair of sandshoes I was wearing. Sugarloaf Bay, scene of the attack on January 28, 1963. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); It happened so fast and I could not see much in the water. 'There is a long term trend of an increasing number of shark bites in Australia and overseas,' Dr McPhee told The Project. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. '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. Little did they know the playful bet would prove fatal. if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ 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. "Credit:Staff photographer. 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. 'I heard Marcia scream "oh dear", and then she was dragged into deep water,' her fiance Frederick Knight said at the time. 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. [1] [2] Hathaway worked extensively in theatre and on Sydney radio. Another shaken witness recalled how the swimmer was dragged under the water by the shark, with the attack lasting just several seconds. A SharkSmart app provided by the New South Wales government alerts swimmers and surfers in real time when a shark is detected nearby. Friends waded in to help, with Frederick and another pal eventually pulling Marica free as nearby boat owners tore sheets from the bunks for tourniquets. But as fate would have it, the ambulance broke down. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. '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.'. ga('ads.send', { gads_event = event; hVn8ylpy) (8N\k7? (Sydney Morning Herald) The 32-year-old told her fiance: "I am not in pain. 'Our entire community's hearts go out to the family of the victim.'. Her last words were published in the news the next day. Signage and barricades have been installed warning swimmers to stay out of the water. }); As Marcia lost consciousness, Frederick was stunned at how calm she remained. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. I am shaking. You should be more scared of getting in your car.' That's a great white shark,' one fisherman can be heard yelling in footage. ', Paramedics say there was nothing they could do as the swimmer suffered catastrophic injuries, January 5, 2020: Diver Gary Johnson, 57, was killed by a great white shark while diving with his wife near Esperance in WA, April 6, 2020: Wildlife ranger Zachary Robba, 23, was mauled to death by a shark while swimming off the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, June 7, 2020: Surfer Rob Pedretti, 60, was killed by a great white shark while he was boarding at Salt Beach near Kingscliff in far northern NSW, July 4 2020: Spearfisher Matthew Tratt, 36, was mauled to death by a suspected great white shark in a 'provoked' attack on Fraser Island in Queensland, July 11, 2020: Surfer Mani Hart-Deville, 15, was boarding when he was killed by a suspected great white shark at Wooli Beach, near Grafton on the NSW North Coast, September 8, 2020: Surfer Nick Slater, 46, was mauled to death by a suspected great white at Greenmount Beach on the Gold Coast, October 9, 2020: Father-of-two Andrew Sharpe was killed by a shark while surfing at Kelp Beds in Wylie Bay, near Esperance on WA's south coast, November 22, 2020: Cable Beach, WA: Charles Cernobori, 59, who worked at a Cable Beach hotel was killed by a 4m suspected tiger shark while bodyboarding 2km north of the main tourist section, November 6, 2021:Paul Millachip, 57, was believed to have been taken by a shark while swimming at a beach in North Fremantle in Perth - with the attack witnessed by multiple people, The last Briton killed by a great white in Australia was believed to be Paul Wilcox, 50, originally from Coventry. 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. Before this week, Sydney's most recent fatal shark attack was in 1963, when prominent actress Marcia Hathaway was bitten in Middle Harbour. Marcia Hathaway, actress in JC Williamson's "Sailor Beware", pictured during a promotion at Point Piper, Sydney on August 30, 1956. The critically injured actress was stretchered in an ambulance, which then broke down while navigating the steep track from the harbour. }) Her fiance, Frederick Knight, fought the shark with his hands and feet, wrestling with it as it tried to drag Ms Hathaway into the water. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. We waded into the water until we were knee deep, Mr Knight would later recall. 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. he said. "There were still people in the water. The water was stained with blood and I never thought I would get her away from it. I kept hold of Marcia and kept trying to drag her away from the shark, Frederick told the Sydney Morning Herald after the attack. Marcia Hathaway had been attacked by a bull shark, in just 30 inches (76cm) of water. 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. I heard Marcia scream Oh dear, and then she was dragged into deep water, Frederick Knight told reporters on the scene. pg.acq.push(function() { And then I heard her call out I think an octopus has got me.. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { Title: 1963.01.28 - Hathaway Author: The man was taking an afternoon swim off Little Bay Beach when his life came to a tragic end in Sydney's first fatal shark attack in 60 years. 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. Fisherman Kris Linto told Nine News: "Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically. AT FIRST she thought it was an octopus bite, perhaps because the prospect of a shark attack in Sydney Harbour seemed fanciful by comparison. This is a beautiful community. They reportedly later caught the bull shark they believed killed the actress, and put it on display. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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. 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. This is a terrible tragedy, the first fatal shark incident in Sydney for decades. - Mosman Collective, Do not sell or share my personal information. 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'. Actress Marcia Hathaway (L) died in a fatal shark attack in Middle Harbour, Sydney, on January 28, 1963 (Mosman Collective/Sydney Morning Herald) 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 . Don't worry about me, dear. It happened so fast and I could not see much in the water. [4] Select Credits [ edit] Shadow of the Boomerang (1960) Harlequinade (1961) References [ edit] swimmer was attacked by a 15ft great white. 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). In fact, this was the first fatal shark attack at a Sydney beach since 1963, the ABC reports. '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.'. Oh man! Peter and his son Mahan, 10, were fishing on a rock face at Little Bay on the last day of the school holidayson January 31 when they were dragged into the water by a freak wave. One such method is to deploy drones which scan the water and send images to an artificial intelligence computer which can accurately spot sharks. hb```e``r``a`ea@ f(Gptpt H@~2D>m;cyC\N=' :b4#w1'[v` 5 We are no longer accepting comments on this article. }) Many locals have vowed to avoid the water for a while in the wake of the tragedy. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. %%EOF ", Jetstar cancels Perth flights over border uncertainty. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. There were 12 recorded shark attacks in Australia in 2021 and figures show three of these proved fatal. But fate hadnt finished with Marcia Hathaway just yet. ga('ads.send', { }); Subscribe today and get the latest news delivered for free! Professor Callum Brown from Macquarie University said despite the increase in shark attacks they are still exceptionally rare. With emergency crews finally dispatched, Frederick returned to the boat to comfort his fiance, as it made its way to the meeting point at Mowbray Point. The shark almost tore off her right leg.. The shark wouldn't stop. These are the five different single 'types' on the dating scene - and why knowing your personality is the Theatre issues trigger warning for production which 'involves the handling of a cooked egg'. New to Flash? Miss Hathaway, 32, of Greenaway Flats, Milson's Point, was on a picnic trip with six friends in a motor cruiser. A reporter radioed his office and a second ambulance was sent. We took Marcia to a boat shed at the foot of Edinburgh Rd in Castlecrag and I swam ashore to find a phone.. The shark almost tore off the woman's leg and she died 20 minutes later from her critical injuries. The last fatal shark attack in Sydney's waters was on Monday, 28 January in 1963. 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. The coast is our life around here.". A reporter radioed his office and a second ambulance was sent.". With striking red hair and blue eyes, Marcia was careful to protect her fair complexion from Sydneys 30-degree day, donning a sun hat and sleeves as the boat anchored at Sugarloaf Bay. Recently engaged, theyd chosen Middle Harbour as the perfect destination to picnic with friends, planning to reach the pretty harbourside suburb of Castlecrag by lunch time on Monday 28 January, 1963. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Shark attack Sydney Harbour 1963 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. Simon Nellist shark attack evokes horrifying memories of fatal trio of attacks in 2021, Chilling video shows half-eaten zombie shark hunting despite attack by other sharks, Just moments after Hathaway and Knight entered the shallow waters of Sugarloaf Bay, the glamorous actress thought she had been ambushed by an octopus in just 30 inches of water. An indelible childhood memory is my Dad hanging up the phone after a short . It seemed to have grabbed her on the calf of her right leg. Emergency services were called to Buchan Point in Sydneys east at around 4.30pm on Wednesday following reports a shark had attacked a swimmer in the water. "Then I heard her scream. 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