Fatal Incident
Fatal White Shark Incident During Surfing in South Australia
elliston, blacks, South Australia·Australia
A 17-year-old male surfer was fatally injured by a white shark off Elliston, South Australia in September 2000. The incident occurred in coastal waters while the victim was surfing.
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In September 2000, a fatal shark incident occurred off Elliston in the Blacks area of South Australia's coastal region. A 17-year-old male surfer was attacked by a white shark while in the water. The attack resulted in torso injuries and proved fatal. The incident took place at a coastal site and remains part of the documented record of white shark interactions with humans in Australian waters. White sharks, apex predators found in southern Australian coastal regions, are responsible for a small but significant number of incidents in the country's shark-incident database.