Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2007 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Broward County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2007

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Broward County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury, shark latched onto his abdomen

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Nurse Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks have no bones.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Baby sharks are called pups.