Fatal Swimming Attack

1944 Off Samar Island in the Gulf of Leyte, PHILIPPINES

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1944

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Samar Island in the Gulf of Leyte, PHILIPPINES

🌍 PHILIPPINES

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Clinton was bitten on his back, 2 others did not survive

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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