Non-fatal Diving Attack

1956 Palm Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1956

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Palm Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to thighs

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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