Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2006 Port of the Islands, Collier County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Port of the Islands, Collier County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

3 to 4 cm laceration on foot from hooked shark brought on board PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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