Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2018 7 Mile Beach, Gerroa, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

7 Mile Beach, Gerroa, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injuries to calf and hand

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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