Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1986 Off Cay Sal Banks, Florida Straits, BAHAMAS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1986

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Cay Sal Banks, Florida Straits, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 37

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, bumped by sharks

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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