Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2011 Off Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

Off Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 28

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right calf

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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