Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2014 The Australian Shark and Ray Centre, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

The Australian Shark and Ray Centre, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 10

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Cut to tip of finger by a captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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