Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2004 Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, JAPAN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, JAPAN

🌍 JAPAN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 51

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Suffered broken ribs when the shark's tail fin slammed into his chest

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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