Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2002 Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age:

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left thumb lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks can only live in salt water.