Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1944 Atlantic Beach, Mayport, Duval County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1944

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Atlantic Beach, Mayport, Duval County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left calf bitten

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.