Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1999 Gulf of Carpenteria, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Gulf of Carpenteria, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 37

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Cut foot, but injury caused by fishing line, not the shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

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