Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1964 Puerto Rico, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Puerto Rico, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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