Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2004 Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

3 lacerations on foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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