Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Diving Attack

1996 Wreck of paddle steamer, Koputai, 6 km off Bondi Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1996

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Wreck of paddle steamer, Koputai, 6 km off Bondi Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 45

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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