Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2003 Sha’ab Mahmud, Ras Mohamed Park, Sinai Peninsula, EGYPT

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sha’ab Mahmud, Ras Mohamed Park, Sinai Peninsula, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand/elbow injured

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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