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Incident Profile
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In September 1998, a male diver was injured while diving at Jervis Bay, a coastal site in New South Wales, Australia. The diver sustained minor lacerations to the thigh during an encounter with a wobbegong shark. Wobbegongs are bottom-dwelling sharks found in Australian waters, typically benthic ambush predators. The injury was non-fatal, and the diver survived the incident. This encounter remains documented in shark-incident records as a minor injury case involving this particular species of Australian shark.