Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1930 Homebush Bay, Parramatta River, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1930

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

Homebush Bay, Parramatta River, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 49

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bumped by shark, legs abraded

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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