Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Diving Attack

1960 Off Eames Monument, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ 13h35

📍 Location

Off Eames Monument, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Superficial laceration of left arm

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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