Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2014 Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 7

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left foot

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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