Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1950 50 miles off Port La Libertad, La Libertad, EL SALVADOR

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1950

⏰ 08h30

📍 Location

50 miles off Port La Libertad, La Libertad, EL SALVADOR

🌍 EL SALVADOR

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left thigh bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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