Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2015 Belongil Beach, Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Belongil Beach, Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 71

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, knocked off ski

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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