Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

1968 Egmont Key, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1968

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Egmont Key, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Swim fin bitten

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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