Incident Report
Shark Incident During Surfing in Gladstone Harbour, Queensland — January 1991
gladstone harbour, Queensland·Australia
A 22-year-old male surfer sustained minor lacerations to his leg during an encounter with a 2-meter shark at Gladstone Harbour, Queensland in January 1991.
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In January 1991, a shark incident occurred at Gladstone Harbour, a coastal location in Queensland, Australia. A 22-year-old male was surfing when he encountered a shark approximately 2 meters in length. The encounter resulted in minor lacerations to the victim's leg. The incident was non-fatal, and the individual survived with injury. The specific shark species involved was not documented in the incident record. This incident occurred in a coastal harbor environment where recreational surfing activities take place.