Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1999 Scotts Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ Evening

📍 Location

Scotts Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left hand & forearm bitten, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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