Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1960 College’s Crossing, 54 miles above mouth of the Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ 09h00

📍 Location

College’s Crossing, 54 miles above mouth of the Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left thigh lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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