Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Diving Attack

2001 2 miles off Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2001

⏰ 13h20

📍 Location

2 miles off Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL or drowning & scavenging

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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