Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

1982 North Rat Cay Reef, Andros Islands, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

North Rat Cay Reef, Andros Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 19

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm severed at elbow

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Lemon Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.