Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2012 Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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