Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2007 Shelly Beach, Crescent Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2007

⏰ Sunset

📍 Location

Shelly Beach, Crescent Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to leg & ankle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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