Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

1988 Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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