Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

1980 Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark bit her bathing suit

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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