Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Bull Shark Attack

2004 Opal Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Opal Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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