Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Wading Attack

1905 Davis Shore, east of Beaufor, Carteret Countyt, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1905

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Davis Shore, east of Beaufor, Carteret Countyt, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Body not recovered FATAL

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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