Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1952 Seabrook Beach, South Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Seabrook Beach, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 34

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thumb bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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