Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1942 360 miles north of Ascension Island, ATLANTIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1942

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

360 miles north of Ascension Island, ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Calf lacerated. He was rescued by German submarine, which sunk. Rescued by Italian submarine, which sunk. Managed to reach Dakar

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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