Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1910 Georges Bank, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1910

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Georges Bank, NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right hand severely bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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