Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2010 Off Jaws Beach, New Providence Island, Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Jaws Beach, New Providence Island, Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

His partial remains were recovered from a 12' tiger shark on September 5, 2010. Cause of death was thought to be drowning

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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