Non-fatal Attack

1890 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1890

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning, his body was subsequently scavenged by a shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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