Fatal Bull Shark Attack

1880 Petrie Bight, Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1880

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Petrie Bight, Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 12

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Feet bitten, surgically amputated FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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