Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack

2020 Shark Reef, Ras Muhammed, South Sinai, EGYPT

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Shark Reef, Ras Muhammed, South Sinai, EGYPT

🌍 EGYPT

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Amputation

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Boy lost arm, dive guide lost leg,

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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