Henri Bource

Henri Bource
Born(1934-03-25)25 March 1934
Died4 September 1998(1998-09-04) (aged 64)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationsScuba diver, filmmaker, musician
Known forSurvivor of a shark attack
Notable workSavage Shadows

Henri Bource (25 March 1934 – 4 September 1998) was an Australian scuba diver, underwater filmmaker, musician and shark attack survivor. In 1964, he was attacked by a great white shark, losing his left leg. In his 1969 documentary film Savage Shadows, he recreated the scene of the attack.

Early life

Bource was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to Australia as a teenager in 1954. He learned to use an aqualung with his father and trained as a graphic artist.

Shark attack

Bource was attacked by what is believed to have been a 2.4 metre long great white shark off Lady Julia Percy Island in Australia in November 1964. He was 30 years old at the time, and was living in Hawthorn East. He lost his left leg but survived the attack and went on to retell the story in his 1969 documentary film, Savage Shadows. He continued to dive, wearing a modified diving fin on the stump of his left leg. During the 1970s he made a short film for BHP and Esso called Reef of Steel and appeared in Island Treasure in 1981. He was interviewed at various times about his shark attack, including by Peter Luck in 1979.

Music career

Bource was a saxophonist and band leader of the Henri Bource Allstars who recorded for the Australian Planet record label. He also played with the Thunderbirds (1960–62), The Planets and The Johnny Donohue Quartet.

References

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  2. ↑ "Untitled". Canberra Times. 7 January 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Untitled". Canberra Times. 2 December 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "SHARK TAKES DIVER'S LEG". Canberra Times. 30 November 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 COLLINS, PETER (6 December 2014). "Witnesses recall Lady Julia Percy Island shark attack, 50 years on". The Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Network 28". Canberra Times. 17 October 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "HE WANTS TO DIVE AGAIN!". Australian Women's Weekly. 16 December 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "COMFORT - Henri Bource's shark attack (1964)". The Daily Intelligencer. 2 December 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 Shark Attack Stories". HowStuffWorks. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "SAVAGE SHADOWS (Part One)". John Harding. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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  12. ↑ "HENRI BOURCE (1935-1998) Great White Shark ate leg". John Harding. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Company, Broken Hill Proprietary; Productions, Henri Bource; Ltd, Esso Australia (1970), Reef of steel, [S.l.] : Made by Henri Bource Productions, retrieved 5 December 2017 {{citation}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  16. ↑ Music City Melbourne Urban Culture, History and Policy, By Shane Homan, Seamus O’Hanlon, Catherine Strong, John Tebbutt · 2021 - ISBN 978-1-5013-6572-0 - Page 92
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