Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2023 Riverton, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 02h00

📍 Location

Riverton, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Significant injury to leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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