Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1961 Shark Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Shark Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hooked shark hauled on board bit her foot PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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