Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1924 Pacific Anchorage off the Panama Canal, 2 to 3 miles off Taboguilla Island, Pacific Ocean, PANAMA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1924

⏰ After midnight

📍 Location

Pacific Anchorage off the Panama Canal, 2 to 3 miles off Taboguilla Island, Pacific Ocean, PANAMA

🌍 PANAMA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Knee bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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