Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1989 Gulf of Mexico, 22 miles from Pensacola, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Gulf of Mexico, 22 miles from Pensacola, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 51

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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