Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1912 Coogee, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1912

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Coogee, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left calf & heel bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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