Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2020 Candle Reef, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Candle Reef, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to hand and wrist

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Nurse Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks can only live in salt water.