Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2024 May 28 Jamaica Beach, Galveston, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024 May 28

⏰ 14h

📍 Location

Jamaica Beach, Galveston, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 19

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on left hand by 4-5ft shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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