Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2003 Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

🌍 INDIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left index finger lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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