Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

1971 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1971

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 8

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to left ankle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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