Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2002 26 nautical miles out to sea off Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

26 nautical miles out to sea off Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 52

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Drowned, his remains were found in a 3m [10'], 368 kg [811-lb] tiger shark

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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