Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2024 April 26 Flying Fish Marina, Clarence Town Long Isand, Bahamas

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024 April 26

⏰ Not advised

📍 Location

Flying Fish Marina, Clarence Town Long Isand, Bahamas

🌍 Bahamas

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on left leg puncture wounds to kneecap

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Reef Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks can only live in salt water.