Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2015 Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

Bruised in falling overboard as shark bumped boat

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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