Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1960 Hog Bay, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Hog Bay, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hooked shark bit stern PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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