Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1987 Eerste River, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1987

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Eerste River, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Puncture wounds to right hand

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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