Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1962 South of New Plymouth, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

South of New Plymouth, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Unknown

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

Injury details not available for this incident.

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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