Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1999 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ 12h30

📍 Location

Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right arm & fingers lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.