Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2013 Off Snipe Point, Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Snipe Point, Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 58

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left hand bitten as he attempted to remove hook from shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

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

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