Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2018 Bald Head Island, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 10h30

📍 Location

Bald Head Island, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: a minor

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injury to right calf

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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