Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1952 Mona Island, 40 miles west of the mainland, Puerto Rico, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Mona Island, 40 miles west of the mainland, Puerto Rico, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg lacerated & bone fractured

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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