Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1991 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 08h30

📍 Location

Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right foot & ankle lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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