Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1981 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1981

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations & punctures in left calf & ankle

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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