Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2019 Fort Macon State Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2019

⏰ 12h20

📍 Location

Fort Macon State Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe injuries to leg and hand

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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