Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1979 Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1979

⏰ 16h20

📍 Location

Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shin lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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