Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1957 Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1957

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 28

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh bitten & few lacerations on abdomen & buttock

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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