Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2005 Albuquerue Aquarium, Albuquerue, New Mexico, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2005

⏰ 15h30

📍 Location

Albuquerue Aquarium, Albuquerue, New Mexico, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 45

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

2 punctures on forearm as captive shark collided with diver PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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