Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1965 Grounded off Scarborough Shoals, 150 miles northwest of Manila in the South China Sea, PHILIPPINES

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1965

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Grounded off Scarborough Shoals, 150 miles northwest of Manila in the South China Sea, PHILIPPINES

🌍 PHILIPPINES

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Amputation

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

One man was lost, but he may have drowned

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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