Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Diving Attack

1954 Fitzroy Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1954

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Fitzroy Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark bit right arm & shoulder, then Aken says, he "knocked out" the shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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