Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1988 Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ 16h45

📍 Location

Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg bitten, hand lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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