Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2013 Miami Beach, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ Late afternoon

📍 Location

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 6

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on left calf & foot

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

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