Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1886 Shrewsbury River, Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1886

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Shrewsbury River, Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury. They were chased by three sharks, one of which rammed their boat

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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