Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack

1954 Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1954

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right leg bitten when chasing shark from his fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Sand Shark

This species has been involved in 29 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks don't get cancer.

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.