Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1962 Alderman Islands, Off the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Alderman Islands, Off the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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