Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1969 Sarasota County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1969

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Sarasota County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to buttocks Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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