Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1959 Leichardt, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Late night

📍 Location

Leichardt, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 50 & 30

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.