Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1993 Mooloolaba, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ 13h45

📍 Location

Mooloolaba, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 69

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Legs lacerated, puncture wound in hand from hooked shark hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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