Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2001 Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UNITED KINGDOM

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2001

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UNITED KINGDOM

🌍 UNITED KINGDOM

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Head bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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