Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1959 Off Port Everglades, Broward County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Off Port Everglades, Broward County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

During the night both hands and feet were bitten, rescued next day after spending 17 hours in the sea.

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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