Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1963 Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ 12h45

📍 Location

Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Buttock bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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