Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack

1987 Sampson Cay, Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1987

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Sampson Cay, Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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