Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2014 Horizontal Falls, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Horizontal Falls, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right hand by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

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

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