Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

1999 Pointe aux Canonniers, Grand Baie, MAURITIUS

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ 06h00

📍 Location

Pointe aux Canonniers, Grand Baie, MAURITIUS

🌍 MAURITIUS

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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