Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1983 Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1983

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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