Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2004 Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Islands, BAHAMAS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 63

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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