Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2016 Cormandel, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Cormandel, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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