Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1872 Off the coast of South America, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1872

⏰ Midnight

📍 Location

Off the coast of South America, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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