Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2017 South Forest Beach, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2017

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

South Forest Beach, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot bitten

🦈 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 have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.