Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2018 Rhode River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ Sunset

📍 Location

Rhode River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Questionable

🩹 Injury Details

Scratches to calf

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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