Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2006 Danger Reef, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Danger Reef, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, surfboard leash severed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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