Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2006 Kiawah Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Kiawah Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Ankle & foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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