Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2003 Pearl Islands, PANAMA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Pearl Islands, PANAMA

🌍 PANAMA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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