Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

2023 Yallingup Lagoon, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Yallingup Lagoon, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 77

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Wobbegong Shark

This species has been involved in 56 documented attacks in our database.

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