Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1968 Mafia Island, TANZANIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1968

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mafia Island, TANZANIA

🌍 TANZANIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Amputation

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

6 people rescued, 3 shark-scavenged bodies recovered, 14 people lost

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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