Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1902 Near Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas, USA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1902

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Near Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe laceration to hand

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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