Non-fatal Boating Attack

2000 Between the Kakanui River and Campbell's Bay, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2000

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between the Kakanui River and Campbell's Bay, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Reported as shark attack but probable drowning

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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