Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Folly Beach Charleston County South Carolina USA, United States — April 28, 2017
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Folly Beach Charleston County South Carolina USA, United States in 2017-04-28. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Folly Beach Charleston County South Carolina USA, United States.
- Date: 2017-04-28.
- Activity: Surfing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- 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
- April 28, 2017
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Folly Beach Charleston County South Carolina USA, United States
- Country
- United States
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- 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
Folly Beach Charleston County South Carolina USA, United States, United States
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.
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.