Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1961 Whitewood Point on Lloyd Neck in Oyster Bay, New York, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

Whitewood Point on Lloyd Neck in Oyster Bay, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Puncture wound on right shin & fingers lacerated by speared 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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