Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1960 Wattamolla National Park, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Wattamolla National Park, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, speared shark towed Gilles 200 yards & tore hole in diving suit, and hit Dowswell's back with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

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