Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1924 Folly Island, near Charleston, South Carolina, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1924

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Folly Island, near Charleston, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left knee & leg bitten. (Tooth fragment recovered from kneecap)

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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