Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1980 King’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

πŸ“Š Attack Details

πŸ“… Date & Time

1980

⏰ 18h30

πŸ“ Location

King’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

βš•οΈ Outcome

Minor

🟑 Non-fatal

πŸ‘€ Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

3 small punctures on arm

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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