Incident Report
Boating Incident with White Shark, Yorke Peninsula, April 2012
yorke peninsula, dolphin bay, South Australia·Australia
A 27-year-old male boater sustained a bite injury to the thigh from a 6-meter white shark in Dolphin Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The victim was treated for non-fatal injuries.
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In April 2012, a boating incident occurred in Dolphin Bay, located on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. A 27-year-old male boater sustained a bite injury from a white shark estimated at 6 meters in length. The bite resulted in teeth marks to the victim's thigh. The incident was non-fatal, and the victim received medical treatment for the injury. The occurrence took place in a coastal environment during boating activities, representing one of the documented interactions between humans and white sharks in South Australian waters.