Incident Report
Wobbegong Bite During Diving at North Stradbroke Island, October 1999
north stradbroke island, amity point, Queensland·Australia
A male diver sustained minor lacerations to the thigh from a wobbegong while diving at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. The incident resulted in non-fatal injuries.
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In October 1999, a diving incident occurred at Amity Point on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. A male diver was bitten by a wobbegong shark, sustaining minor lacerations to the thigh. The wobbegong (family Orectolobidae) is a benthic, generally docile shark species commonly found in Australian coastal waters. This incident resulted in non-fatal injury. The coastal waters of North Stradbroke Island support diverse shark populations, and encounters during diving activities, while uncommon, can occur when divers enter the sharks' natural habitat.