Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1974 North Beach, Eilat, Red Sea, ISRAEL

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1974

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

North Beach, Eilat, Red Sea, ISRAEL

🌍 ISRAEL

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten 12 times: multiple lacerations on hands, arms, shoulder breast thigh, both legs, left forearm surgically amputated

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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