Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Surfing Attack

1961 Noosa Heads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 06h15

📍 Location

Noosa Heads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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