Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1965 East of Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1965

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

East of Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh gashed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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