Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2010 Hanalei Bay, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Hanalei Bay, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

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