Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1876 Between Hastings & Fairlight, Sussex, ENGLAND

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1876

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between Hastings & Fairlight, Sussex, ENGLAND

🌍 ENGLAND

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg abraded

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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