Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2012 Summerland Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ 14h20

📍 Location

Summerland Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Superficial injury to calf by hooked shark PROVOKED ACCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.