Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1939 Wollongong, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1939

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Wollongong, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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