Incident Report
Wobbegong Bite Incident During Swimming at Yamba Main Beach
yamba, main beach, New South Wales·Australia
A 14-year-old male swimmer sustained teeth marks to his foot from a wobbegong at Yamba Main Beach, New South Wales in December 2001. The incident resulted in injury but was non-fatal.
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In December 2001, a swimming incident occurred at Main Beach in Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, involving a wobbegong shark. A 14-year-old male swimmer sustained an injury to his foot characterized by teeth marks from the wobbegong. The incident was non-fatal, though the swimmer did sustain injury from the encounter. Wobbegongs are bottom-dwelling sharks found along Australian coastlines, typically docile but capable of biting when provoked or when swimmers come into direct contact with them on the seafloor or shallow coastal areas.