Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1924 150 miles offshore, PANAMA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1924

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

150 miles offshore, PANAMA

🌍 PANAMA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Reported to have had "2 fights with sharks" before being rescued by the British freighter Dorsetafter 23 hours in the water

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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