Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1913 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1913

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Major injuries but survived

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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