Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1913 John's Pass, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1913

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

John's Pass, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forefinger of right hand bitten by a "dead" shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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