Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2004 Stockton Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Stockton Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 59

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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