Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

1948 Lerner Marine Laboratory, Bimini Islands, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Lerner Marine Laboratory, Bimini Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark that he speared bit his calf PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

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

Sharks are colorblind.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.