Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

1975 North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1975

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand & wrist bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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