Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1932 Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1932

⏰ After dusk

📍 Location

Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right shin, calf and sole of foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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