Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1988 Moama Beach, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Moama Beach, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower right leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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