USA | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach Horry County

Incident Details:

year: 2011
location: Myrtle Beach Horry County
area: South Carolina
country: USA
fatality: non-fatal
species: blacktip
victim: Rudy Varney
gender: M
age: 7
injury: Puncture wounds to foot
time:
species detail: Thought to involve a blacktip shark
source: C. Creswell Carolina Live 8-15-2011
species: blacktip shark
date: 15-Aug-11
activity: Playing in the surf

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 2011 on the date reported as 15-Aug-11 - Rudy Varney , a male aged 7 was Playing in the surf near Myrtle Beach Horry County. A blacktip shark was reported to have attacked Rudy Varney . The attack was non-fatal (Puncture wounds to foot)