Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1992 Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1992

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 19

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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