Non-fatal Boating Attack

1870 Derwent River, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1870

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Derwent River, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Shark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of FATAL shark attack in same river

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

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