Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1949 Elba Island, Tuscany, ITALY

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1949

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Elba Island, Tuscany, ITALY

🌍 ITALY

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 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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