Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2023 Rockaway, New York, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 17h50

📍 Location

Rockaway, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 65

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to left posterior thigh

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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