Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1998 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1998

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

2-inch laceration on dorsum of foot, 1-inch laceration on sole.

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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