Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Diving Attack

1902 Tzortzou Reef, Marsa Matruh, Mediterranean Sea, EGYPT

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1902

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Tzortzou Reef, Marsa Matruh, Mediterranean Sea, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on hand and thigh

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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