Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2014 Nerang River near Chevron Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Nerang River near Chevron Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to legs

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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