Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack

1989 Salvo, Dare County, North Carolina, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Salvo, Dare County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Non-fatal

🦈 Species Information

Sand Shark

This species has been involved in 29 documented attacks in our database.

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