Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2009 Alkantstrand, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Lunchtime

📍 Location

Alkantstrand, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark bit bodyboard

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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