Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2006 Off Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to upper lip PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

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