Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2008 Elphinstone Reef, Red Sea, EGYPT

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Elphinstone Reef, Red Sea, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to fingers

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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