Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1947 Watson Taylor's Lake, 25 miles south of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1947

⏰ P.M.

📍 Location

Watson Taylor's Lake, 25 miles south of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 9

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg gashed

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.