Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

2013 Shelly Beach, near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 18h15

📍 Location

Shelly Beach, near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Puncture wounds to hand, laceration to leg

🦈 Species Information

Wobbegong Shark

This species has been involved in 56 documented attacks in our database.

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