Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1967 Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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