Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1964 3 days out of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 37.04'N, 67.57'W, Southern fringe of Gulf Stream, Connecticut, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

3 days out of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 37.04'N, 67.57'W, Southern fringe of Gulf Stream, Connecticut, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, no attack; sharks ate their food tied to a line over the side of the raft

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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