Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

1996 Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1996

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark bit his leg after he grabbed its tail & wouldn't let go PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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