Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2014 Rudder Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

Rudder Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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