Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1982 North Dade- Interama area of Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

North Dade- Interama area of Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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