Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2012 Tofino, Vancouver, British Colombia, CANADA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Tofino, Vancouver, British Colombia, CANADA

🌍 CANADA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to 2 fingers, but shark involvement unconfirmed

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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