Shocked family opens up about 10yo Tasmanian shark attack

Lachlan Bennett
July 20 2020 - 6:00am
TOUGH TIME: Patriarch David Arnott spoke on behalf of the family about the shark attack at Stanley. Picture: Eve Woodhouse
TOUGH TIME: Patriarch David Arnott spoke on behalf of the family about the shark attack at Stanley. Picture: Eve Woodhouse

... A shark unprovoked and undetected before the attack jumped out of the water and grabbed Lucas, pulling him over the side of the boat into the water.

- David Arnott

The grandfather of a 10-year-old boy who was ripped from a fishing boat by a shark in north west Tasmania has spoken publicly about the incident.

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Lachlan Bennett

Lachlan Bennett

Journalist

Lachlan Bennett is a journalist based in Burnie with an interest in politics, primary industries, transportation, tourism and the West Coast.

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