Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2007 South Golden Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2007

⏰ 10h00

📍 Location

South Golden Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to 3 fingers of left hand

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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