Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

1965 Lerner Marine Lab, Bimini Islands, BAHAMAS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1965

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Lerner Marine Lab, Bimini Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Chest bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

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

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