Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2023 Beachport, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 07h45

📍 Location

Beachport, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 64

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury. Shark bit surfboard

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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