Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1959 36º17'N, 126º31'E, South Chungcheong Province, SOUTH KOREA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

36º17'N, 126º31'E, South Chungcheong Province, SOUTH KOREA

🌍 SOUTH KOREA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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