Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1990 Perdido Key near the Florida Panhandle, Escambia County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1990

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Perdido Key near the Florida Panhandle, Escambia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to left ankle & foot

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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