Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1980 Sardinia Bay, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sardinia Bay, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Abrasion

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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