Henri Bource

Henri Bource (1935–1998) was a Dutch scuba diver, underwater filmmaker, musician and shark attack survivor who lived and worked in Australia.[1][2][3][4] He is best known for his film Savage Shadows in which he recreated the scene of a great white shark removing his left leg.[5]

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 29 years old at the time,[6] and was living in Hawthorne East. He lost his left leg but survived the attack and went on to retell the story in his 1969 documentary film, Savage Shadows.[5][7][8][9] He continued to dive, wearing a modified flipper on the stump of his left leg.[10] During the 1970s he made a short film for BHP and Esso called Reef of Steel[11] and appeared in Island Treasure in 1981.[12] He was interviewed at various times about his shark attack, including by Peter Luck in 1979.[13]

Music career

Bource was a saxophonist and band leader of the Henri Bource Allstars.[14] He also played with the Thunderbirds (1960–62), The Planets and The Johnny Donohue Quartet.[15]

Early life

Bource was born in Holland and emigrated to Australia as a teenager in 1954.[16] He learned to use an aqualung with his father[17] and trained as a graphic artist.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Shark victim satisfactory". Canberra Times. 1964-12-01. p. 17. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  2. ↑ "No title". Canberra Times. 1967-01-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ↑ "No title". Canberra Times. 1964-12-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  4. ↑ "SHARK TAKES DIVER'S LEG". Canberra Times. 1964-11-30. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. 1 2 COLLINS, PETER (2014-12-06). "Witnesses recall Lady Julia Percy Island shark attack, 50 years on". The Standard. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. ↑ "COMFORT - Henri Bource's shark attack (1964)". The Daily Intelligencer. 1964-12-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Top 10 Shark Attack Stories". HowStuffWorks. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  8. ↑ "SAVAGE SHADOWS (Part One)". John Harding. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Global Shark Attack File 1964.11.29" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "HENRI BOURCE (1935-1998) Great White Shark ate leg". John Harding. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  11. ↑ Company, Broken Hill Proprietary; Productions, Henri Bource; Ltd, Esso Australia (1970), Reef of steel, [S.l.] : Made by Henri Bource Productions, retrieved 2017-12-05
  12. ↑ "NFSA – Title Details". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  13. ↑ "NFSA – Title Details". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  14. ↑ "NFSA – Title Details". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  15. ↑ "NFSA – Name Details". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  16. 1 2 "Network 28". Canberra Times. 1983-10-17. p. 26. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  17. ↑ "HE WANTS TO DIVE AGAIN!". Australian Women's Weekly. 1964-12-16. p. 15. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
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