Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2015 Nerang River, Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 05h00

📍 Location

Nerang River, Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark's teeth scratched hull

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

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

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