Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1943 Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1943

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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