Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1972 Ponto do Ouro, Maputo Province, MOZAMBIQUE

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1972

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Ponto do Ouro, Maputo Province, MOZAMBIQUE

🌍 MOZAMBIQUE

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Puncture wounds to arm

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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