Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1958 Longboat Key, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1958

⏰ 16h10

📍 Location

Longboat Key, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 8

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left hand and leg bitten, leg surgically amputated below hip

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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