Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1983 Caloosahatchee River, Lee County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1983

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Caloosahatchee River, Lee County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left ankle nipped (3 punctures wounds)

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks are colorblind.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks can only live in salt water.