Non-fatal Diving Attack

1876 Between De Grey River and Port Walcott, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1876

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between De Grey River and Port Walcott, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

"Severely bitten" but survived

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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