Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1982 Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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