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Incident Profile
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In September 1990, a shark incident occurred at Rainbow Beach near Gympie on the Queensland coast involving a young male aged 13 years. The incident involved a wobbegong, a small bottom-dwelling shark species measuring approximately 0.6 meters in length. The victim sustained an abrasion to the foot during the encounter. The injury was non-fatal, and the victim was treated for the wound. Wobbegongs are generally docile benthic sharks found in Australian coastal waters and are typically not considered dangerous to humans; incidents involving this species are uncommon. The activity during which the incident occurred was not specified in available records.