Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1936 Georges Bank, Newfoundland, CANADA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1936

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Georges Bank, Newfoundland, CANADA

🌍 CANADA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants, hooked shark leapt onboard boat PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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