Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack

2007 North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2007

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury from captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Sand Shark

This species has been involved in 29 documented attacks in our database.

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