Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1943 68 miles east of Wallis Island, CENTRAL PACIFIC

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1943

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

68 miles east of Wallis Island, CENTRAL PACIFIC

🌍 CENTRAL PACIFIC

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Jaw dislocated & contusions from many blows on legs & body by shark fins, rescued after 14 hours

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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