Shark attack at Bouges Bank, Emerald Isle, Carteret County in North Carolina, United States of America
| GSAF Case # | 2000.08.21 |
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| Date | 21 Aug 2000 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Area | North Carolina |
| Location | Bouges Bank, Emerald Isle, Carteret County |
| Activity | Swimming out to porpoises |
| Name | male |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | |
| Injury | Severe gash to left hand above wrist, almost severing hand |
| Time | |
| Species | |
| Investigator or Source | C. Creswell, GSAF; Wilmington Morning Star; Charlotte Observer, 8/23/2000, p.2B |
| Fatal? | Not fatal |
| Incident Type | Unprovoked |