AUSTRALIA | Queensland | North West Island

Incident Details:

year: 2020
location: North West Island
area: Queensland
country: AUSTRALIA
fatality: non-fatal
species: Lemon
victim: Miah Holmes
gender: F
age: 7
injury: Lacerations to leg
time: 17h30
species detail: Lemon
source: GSAF
species: Lemon shark
date: 07-Jan-20
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 2020 on the date reported as 07-Jan-20 - Miah Holmes, a female aged 7 was Swimming near North West Island. A Lemon shark was reported to have attacked Miah Holmes. The attack was non-fatal (Lacerations to leg)