Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2002 St. George Island (near Apachicola), Franklin County, Florida, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 16h15

📍 Location

St. George Island (near Apachicola), Franklin County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerated foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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