Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

1960 Muizenberg, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Muizenberg, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left leg bitten by shark that escaped net PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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