Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1926 Hamburg, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1926

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Hamburg, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

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

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