Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2014 Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Sometime between 06h00 & 08hoo

📍 Location

Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injuries to right leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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