Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1999 Atlantic Dunes Park, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Atlantic Dunes Park, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 5

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Knee lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.