Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1987 Mustang Island, near Port Aransas, Texas, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1987

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Mustang Island, near Port Aransas, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right arm severed above elbow

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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