Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1965 South of Hurghada, EGYPT

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1965

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

South of Hurghada, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25 to 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Ankle and thigh bitten; shark made three strikes

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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