Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1916 Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary), New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1916

⏰ 08h58

📍 Location

Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary), New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg nipped by shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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