Non-fatal Diving Attack

1966 Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

White shark, 3.7 m [12'] made threat display. No injury, no attack

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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