Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1998 East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1998

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf & foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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