Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1984 Derwent Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1984

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Derwent Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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