Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2014 Sunset Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sunset Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Teen

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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