Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2023 Fire Island Pines, Suffolk County, New York, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 13h55

📍 Location

Fire Island Pines, Suffolk County, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 49

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injury to right hand

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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