Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1978 Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1978

⏰ 03h00

📍 Location

Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark jumped in boat, but no injury to occupants

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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