Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1990 Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1990

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30s

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

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You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.