Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Whalers Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA (2022)

🟡 Moderate Attack
Wobbegong Shark

This attack involved a wobbegong shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #6,694 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #1 in Whalers Beach
🦈 Wobbegong Shark attack #56
🏄 Snorkeling attack #134

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Whalers Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA on 2022. The incident involved a Wobbegong Shark shark during snorkeling activities.

Incident Details

Date2022
LocationWhalers Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
ActivitySnorkeling
SpeciesWobbegong Shark
InjuryBite
SexM
📅 Date
2022
📍 Location
Whalers Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🏄 Activity
Snorkeling
🦈 Species
Wobbegong Shark
🩺 Injury
Bite
👤 Sex
M

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🦈 Other Wobbegong Shark Attacks

🟡 Yallingup Lagoon, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
2023 • Snorkeling
🟡 Warriewood, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
2022 • Swimming
🟡 North Cottesloe , Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
2019 • Swimming
🟡 New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
2018
🟡 South Steyne, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
2018 • Surfing

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