Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

1993 Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Survived

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

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