Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1955 Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1955

⏰ 14h35

📍 Location

Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, legs bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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