Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2011 Red Bluffs, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Red Bluffs, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Heel bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

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

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