Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1939 Ascension Bay, CURACAO

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1939

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Ascension Bay, CURACAO

🌍 CURACAO

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, left hip bumped by shark

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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