Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1873 White Cliffs, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1873

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

White Cliffs, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Survived

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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