Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1943 Victim was on said to be on tanker that collided off Florida coast on 10-20-1943, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1943

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Victim was on said to be on tanker that collided off Florida coast on 10-20-1943, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Hand, forearm, leg and pelvis recovered from 4.25 m [14'] shark caught at Baker’s Haulover, Miami Beach on 26-Oct-1943

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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