Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Bantham Beach South Devon United Kingdom — June 7, 2017
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Bantham Beach South Devon United Kingdom in 2017-06-07. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Bantham Beach South Devon United Kingdom.
- Date: 2017-06-07.
- Activity: Surfing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- Contemporary reports conflict on the species and estimated size; no species is confirmed.
- Historical species wording: Small shark / possible smoothhound. It does not establish a single species.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- June 7, 2017
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Bantham Beach South Devon United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- South Devon
- Person / vessel
- Rich Thomson
- Age
- 30.0
- Sex
- M
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- 3m shark, probably a smooth hound
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Incident location
Bantham Beach, South Devon, United Kingdom
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.