Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2003 Sunglow Pier, Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 09h00

📍 Location

Sunglow Pier, Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Small lacerations to foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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