Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

1999 World Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Water Park, Orange County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

World Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Water Park, Orange County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 7

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left knee nipped by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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