Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1946 Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1946

⏰ A.M.

📍 Location

Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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