Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2005 Kangaroo Island, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2005

⏰ 12h05

📍 Location

Kangaroo Island, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to legs

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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