Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Diving Attack

2005 Utila, Bay Islands, HONDURAS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2005

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Utila, Bay Islands, HONDURAS

🌍 HONDURAS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration on siide of calf, small laceration on thigh, large bruise on other leg inside the knee, knuckle of hand abraded

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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