Non-fatal Diving Attack

1978 Enewetak Atoll, Ralik Archipelago, MARSHALL ISLANDS

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1978

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Enewetak Atoll, Ralik Archipelago, MARSHALL ISLANDS

🌍 MARSHALL ISLANDS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to left hand

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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