Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1914 Boca Ciega Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1914

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Boca Ciega Bay, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

PROVOKED INCIDENT Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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