Non-fatal Diving Attack

1929 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, USA

πŸ“Š Attack Details

πŸ“… Date & Time

1929

⏰ Time unknown

πŸ“ Location

Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

βš•οΈ Outcome

Other

🟑 Non-fatal

πŸ‘€ Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

β€œPut hand through hatch, shark nearly bit off thumb”

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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