Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2018 Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 19h00, Dusk

📍 Location

Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceratons to right leg & foot

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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