Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1952 Panacea, Wakulla County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Panacea, Wakulla County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish leapt into skiff & flopped out

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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