Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1971 Emerald Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1971

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Emerald Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot injured

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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