Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2009 Avoca Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Avoca Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to lower left leg after stepping on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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