Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1949 Elba Island, Tuscany, ITALY

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1949

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Elba Island, Tuscany, ITALY

🌍 ITALY

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No injury

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks sleep like humans do.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks don't get cancer.

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Sharks can only live in salt water.