Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

1991 Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left ankle, calf, thigh and abdomen bitten

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

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

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