Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Cook Island, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (1961)

🟡 Moderate Attack
Wobbegong Shark

This attack involved a wobbegong shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #2,312 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #1 in Cook Island
🦈 Wobbegong Shark attack #56
🏄 Other attack #1205

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Cook Island, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA on 1961. The incident involved a Wobbegong Shark shark during other activities.

Incident Details

Date1961
LocationCook Island, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
ActivityOther
SpeciesWobbegong Shark
InjuryBite
SexM
AgeYoung Adult (20-29)
TimeMorning

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