Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1998 l'Anse-Vata, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1998

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

l'Anse-Vata, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA

🌍 NEW CALEDONIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bumped & fin damaged

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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