Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2010 Ras Nasrani, Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Peninsula, EGYPT

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ 10h55

📍 Location

Ras Nasrani, Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Peninsula, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 46

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right leg

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

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

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