Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack

1967 Goolwa, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Goolwa, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten when he kicked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Sand Shark

This species has been involved in 29 documented attacks in our database.

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