Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1954 Naghir Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1954

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Naghir Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe laceration to arm

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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