Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2015 Ocean Isle, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 12h45

📍 Location

Ocean Isle, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor lacerations to foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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