Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1992 Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1992

⏰ 13h20

📍 Location

Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Punctures & lacerations on lower leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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