Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1995 Off Masonboro Island, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ "Night"

📍 Location

Off Masonboro Island, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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