Non-fatal Attack

1960 Off the south Devon coast, In the English Channel, ENGLAND

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off the south Devon coast, In the English Channel, ENGLAND

🌍 ENGLAND

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm lacerated elbow to wrist PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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