Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

1966 Riet River, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ 09h00

📍 Location

Riet River, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right calf lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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