Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1962 Greenmount Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

Greenmount Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shin bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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