Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1996 Garden City Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1996

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Garden City Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 28

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injuries to foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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