Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2016 Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board damaged

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks are colorblind.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks don't get cancer.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.