Shark Incidents

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Fatal Bull Shark Attack

1995 Alligator Reef, off Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Alligator Reef, off Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Presumed FATAL, body not recovered

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

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

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