Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1988 18 km west of Bunbury, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

18 km west of Bunbury, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark leapt into boat, almost capsizing it and destroyed the inside of the boat

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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