Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1879 Totoya, Lau Group, FIJI

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1879

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Totoya, Lau Group, FIJI

🌍 FIJI

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Severely bitten on heel, 20 others taken by sharks

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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