Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1891 Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1891

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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