Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1983 Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1983

⏰ 12h30

📍 Location

Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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