Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1967 Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right ankle & foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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