Here are the historical accounts of shark attacks that took place on February 20:
Date | Name | Sex | Age | Time | Country | Area | Location | Activity | Injury | Species | Sp_Length | |
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1 | 20-Feb-2014 | male | M | 21 | 16h00 | FRENCH POLYNESIA | Society Islands | Huahine | Kitesurfing | Lacerations to lower leg | Blacktip Reef | |
2 | 20-Feb-2012 | Boat | SOUTH AFRICA | Western Cape Province | Strandfontein | Fishing | 8m inflatable boat owned by CKAT Coastal Adventures | White | ||||
3 | 20-Feb-1997 | Laurent Lebon | M | REUNION | L’Etang-Sale | L’Etang-Sale | Hand bitten | |||||
4 | 20-Feb-1996 | Kathi Peters | F | 32 | USA | Missouri | St. Louis | Swimming in fish tank | Punctures to hand | Nurse | ||
5 | 20-Feb-1983 | Peter Swart | M | 16 | 12h30 | South Africa | KZN | Mtunzini | Paddleskiing | Puncture wounds in buttocks | 120 | |
6 | 20-Feb-1972 | Stuart Rogers | M | 18 | 11h00 | Australia | Victoria | Wilson’s Promontory, Waratah Bay | Surfing | Laceration above knee | 84 | |
7 | 20-Feb-1968 | Ingrid Germanis | F | 14 | Evening | Australia | Western Australia | Swan River | Swimming | Thigh lacerated | ||
8 | 20-Feb-1958 | Kevin Blair | M | 21 | Afternoon | Australia | New South Wales | New South Wales | Spearfishing | Fatal – Disappeared while diving, speargun recovered, 2 large sharks in vicinity. | ||
9 | 20-Feb-1940 | a youth | 15h30 | Australia | New South Wales | Sydney Harbour | Canoeing | No injury. | ||||
10 | 20-Feb-1933 | Wanewa a Torres Strait Islander | M | Australia | Queensland | Near Barrow Point Queensland | Pearl diving | Fatal – | ||||
11 | 20-Feb-1930 | Jerry | M | 19 | Australia | Queensland | – (Torres Strait) | Pearl diving | Arm & chest injured |