Fatal Bull Shark Attack

1988 Shell Island Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Shell Island Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, thigh & hand lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.