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Shark Attack in Pointe au Sal, Saint-Leu, REUNION (2017)

🔴 Fatal Attack

Species Not Identified

The shark species involved in this attack could not be determined

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #6,111 of 6,882 total

📍 Attack #1 in Pointe au Sal

🦈 this species attack #0

🏄 Other attack #1205

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Pointe au Sal, Saint-Leu, REUNION on 2017. The incident occurred during other activities.

Incident Details

Date	2017
Location	Pointe au Sal, Saint-Leu, REUNION
Activity	Other
Species	Not Known
Injury	Fatal
Sex	M
Age	Young Adult (20-29)
Time	11h15

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