Fatal Boating Attack

1887 Between Lake Worth & Biscayne Bay, near Hillsboro, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1887

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between Lake Worth & Biscayne Bay, near Hillsboro, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.