Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2012 Duranbah, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ 09h00

📍 Location

Duranbah, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 34

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, punctures to swim fin

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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