Fatal Surfing Attack

1929 Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1929

⏰ 15h30

📍 Location

Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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