Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

1950 Heda Oya Estuary, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1950

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Heda Oya Estuary, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA

🌍 SRI LANKA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

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🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

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