Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2001 New Smyrna Beach / Waveland, Volusia County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2001

⏰ 11h53

📍 Location

New Smyrna Beach / Waveland, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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