Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1989 SeaWorld Theme Park, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

SeaWorld Theme Park, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left leg bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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