Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1942 Simon's Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1942

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Simon's Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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