Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1983 Carter Cay, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1983

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Carter Cay, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to hand & foot

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

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

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