Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1944 First Beach, Forster, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1944

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

First Beach, Forster, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Both legs bitten, one surgically amputated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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