Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2013 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

2013

⏰ 12h45

📍 Location

Kiawah Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on lower right leg, reported as a minor injury

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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