Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1968 Stockton Bight, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1968

⏰ Early morning

📍 Location

Stockton Bight, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 47

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot lacerated Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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