Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1837 “Southern Wharf”, South Carolina, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1837

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

“Southern Wharf”, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

7.6 m [25'] shark caught contained human remains

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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