Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Wading Attack

2002 Ponce De Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 12h30

📍 Location

Ponce De Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Ankle & leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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