Non-fatal Diving Attack

1964 5 miles south of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

5 miles south of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

3 m to 3.7 m [10' to 12'] great hammerhead shark shark only made a threat display. No injury

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks have no bones.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can only live in salt water.