Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1966 Albany, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ Late afternoon

📍 Location

Albany, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Involved a speared shark but no other details PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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