Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2015 Mpande, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Mpande, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to both hands and forearms

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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