Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1980 South of Lamu Island, Lamu Archipelago, KENYA

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📊 Attack Details
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

South of Lamu Island, Lamu Archipelago, KENYA

🌍 KENYA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Ankle & foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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