Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2002 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Broward County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Broward County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Upper left arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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