Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2009 2-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

2-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 59

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf bitten while helping angler measure the shark during fishing competition PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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