Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack

1960 Hog Island, Virginia, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Hog Island, Virginia, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Sand Shark

This species has been involved in 29 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Sand Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can only live in salt water.