Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2012 Dolphin Bay, Innes National Park, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Dolphin Bay, Innes National Park, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

Minor wound to his thigh when shark bit kayak

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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