Fatal Bull Shark Attack

1988 Shell Island Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Shell Island Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, thigh & hand lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Baby sharks are called pups.

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