Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1988 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ 11h45

📍 Location

Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left leg & right foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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