Non-fatal Diving Attack

1970 Colombo Harbor, Western Province, SRI LANKA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1970

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Colombo Harbor, Western Province, SRI LANKA

🌍 SRI LANKA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Swim fins badly torn by the shark's teeth

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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