Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2002 Sunshine Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 09h00 -10h00

📍 Location

Sunshine Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30 or 36

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Heel / foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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