Known Shark Attacks Hervey Bay
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:41 am
Blacktip Reef Shark
A 19 – year old man was killed by a shark in 1922Opens in a new tab. near Pialba, a coastal town in the Hervey Bay area. This incident is said to be one of the more gruesome attacks in the bay area. The young man’s right side was torn off from his armpit down to his stomach. His injuries were fatal.
A male was struck by a shark’s tail in December of 1963Opens in a new tab.. This recorded shark data isn’t an attack, however, it is a recorded
encounter with a shark in Hervey Bay. The incident is said to have telegram data happened at Fig Tree Ledge which is off the western coast of Fraser Island. The shark’s tail struck the man in his armpit while he was sitting on his boat. It was not a fatal strike.
A male was bitten on the arm while swimming in February of 2006 at Point Vernon, another local town in the Hervey Bay area. He did survive the attack.
A 36-year old man was attacked off the eastern coast of Fraser Island near Indian head in July of 2020Opens in a new tab.. The man was spearfishing when he was bitten in the leg. Unfortunately, the man didn’t survive the attack.
A 19 – year old man was killed by a shark in 1922Opens in a new tab. near Pialba, a coastal town in the Hervey Bay area. This incident is said to be one of the more gruesome attacks in the bay area. The young man’s right side was torn off from his armpit down to his stomach. His injuries were fatal.
A male was struck by a shark’s tail in December of 1963Opens in a new tab.. This recorded shark data isn’t an attack, however, it is a recorded
encounter with a shark in Hervey Bay. The incident is said to have telegram data happened at Fig Tree Ledge which is off the western coast of Fraser Island. The shark’s tail struck the man in his armpit while he was sitting on his boat. It was not a fatal strike.
A male was bitten on the arm while swimming in February of 2006 at Point Vernon, another local town in the Hervey Bay area. He did survive the attack.
A 36-year old man was attacked off the eastern coast of Fraser Island near Indian head in July of 2020Opens in a new tab.. The man was spearfishing when he was bitten in the leg. Unfortunately, the man didn’t survive the attack.