Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1947 Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1947

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thighs & knee lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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