Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1962 St. Simons Island or Jeykll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

St. Simons Island or Jeykll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Cuts on fingers, hand & wrist

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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