Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1960 Scott’s Point, Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Scott’s Point, Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark knocked him off surf-ski, he inhaled water & had to be resuscitated PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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