Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2018 Swain Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Swain Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injury to upper left arm by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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