Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Diving Attack

2016 Trigg Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ 09h30

📍 Location

Trigg Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 61

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Punctures to left foot/ankle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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