Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1963 Evans Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Evans Head, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

9' shark in area when he disappeared, body not recovered

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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