Shark Attack Database

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2011 Mustang Island, Nueces County, Texas, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mustang Island, Nueces County, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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