Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1999 Kwajalein Atoll, Ralik Chain, MARSHALL ISLANDS

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Kwajalein Atoll, Ralik Chain, MARSHALL ISLANDS

🌍 MARSHALL ISLANDS

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left leg

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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