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April 22: On This Day in World History … briefly
The fisherman was astounded when he realised that it was a shark that he had snagged.
1959: Angler lands more than he bargains for
Alf Dean, an avid fisherman, could literally not believe his eyes when he landed a mammoth ‘man-eating’ great white shark at Denial Bay, near Ceduna in South Australia.
Dean’s incredible catch weighed in at 2 664lb (1 208kg) and measured 16ft 10″ (5.13m) – the largest shark to be caught on a rod.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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