Non-fatal Diving Attack

2014 Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna, FRANCE

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna, FRANCE

🌍 FRANCE

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left thigh and hip

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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