Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1948 10 miles off Cape Maisi, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

10 miles off Cape Maisi, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

🌍 CUBA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

2 hours later shark bit Jeppsen’s feet, arm, knee & finally killed him. Tony, clothing torn but alive, washed ashore on Cuban coast

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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