Non-fatal Diving Attack

1985 Bayport, Hernando County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1985

⏰ 10h30

📍 Location

Bayport, Hernando County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 67

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Body not recovered. 3 days later some of his equipment was found on seabed appeared damaged by a shark

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.