Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1952 Streaky Bay, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Streaky Bay, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants;

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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