Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1996 Suicide Point, Point Leo, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1996

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Suicide Point, Point Leo, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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