Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1938 On one of the sounds near Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1938

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

On one of the sounds near Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, boat towed by harpooned 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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