Non-fatal Diving Attack

1989 Coral Gardens Reef, 6 miles SSE of Chicoteague Inlet, Virginia, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Coral Gardens Reef, 6 miles SSE of Chicoteague Inlet, Virginia, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark grabbed his fish and chased him to the boat

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

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