Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2000 Midnight Lump (38 miles offshore), Louisiana, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2000

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Midnight Lump (38 miles offshore), Louisiana, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to diver, speargun damaged

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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