Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

1955 Woodman’s Point, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1955

⏰ 11h55

📍 Location

Woodman’s Point, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg of wetsuit torn after spear fired at shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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