Non-fatal Attack

1939 Maroubra, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1939

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Maroubra, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Boat bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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