Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1998 Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1998

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

6 puncture wounds to right calf

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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