Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1941 15 miles south of Jones Inlet, New York, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1941

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

15 miles south of Jones Inlet, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left hand bitten as he tried to put rope around shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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