Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1964 Long Island, New York, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ Night

📍 Location

Long Island, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Disappeared, probable drowning but sharks in area led to speculation that she was taken by a shark

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

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