Fatal Attack

1939 At sea, several hundred miles south east of Cape Henry, Virginia, Virginia, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1939

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

At sea, several hundred miles south east of Cape Henry, Virginia, Virginia, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, attacked by shark, body not recovered

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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