Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2017 Great Exuma, The Exuma Cays, BAHAMAS

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2017

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Great Exuma, The Exuma Cays, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 58

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Abrasions & lacerations to left leg and hand

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

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

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