Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

2008 Lundy Island, North Devon, ENGLAND

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Lundy Island, North Devon, ENGLAND

🌍 ENGLAND

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 52

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Wrist bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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