Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1966 Municipal Bathing area, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Municipal Bathing area, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 8

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, mother lifted him from the water

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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