Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1986 Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1986

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor lacerations & puncture wounds to right leg from netted shark taken onboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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