Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2008 Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 50

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right leg injured by hook and hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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