Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Diving Attack

1962 Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 14h10

📍 Location

Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration on hand

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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