Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1915 Near Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1915

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Near Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shoulder bitten. Hana, one of the rescuers, fended shark off with an oar, then shark bit oar in two

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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