Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2005 Bermagui, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2005

⏰ 23h00

📍 Location

Bermagui, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration on left thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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