Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

1992 Mahebourg, MAURITIUS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1992

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mahebourg, MAURITIUS

🌍 MAURITIUS

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Survived

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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