Non-fatal Boating Attack

1947 Off Central American coast at 8N.79W, PACIFIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1947

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Off Central American coast at 8N.79W, PACIFIC OCEAN

🌍 PACIFIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right arm punctured, finger lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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