Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

1960 Manayaweli Cove, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Manayaweli Cove, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA

🌍 SRI LANKA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, beat off shark with his collecting net

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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