Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2009 Onboard the fishing vessel Chin Sheng Fa 13, Off Green Island, TAIWAN

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 20h30

📍 Location

Onboard the fishing vessel Chin Sheng Fa 13, Off Green Island, TAIWAN

🌍 TAIWAN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 46

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to knee & left lower leg by electrocuted captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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