Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2009 Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Exuma Islands, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 48

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to right forearm after he poked the shark with his spear PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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