Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2009 Guantanamo, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Guantanamo, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

🌍 CUBA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right calf

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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