Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2009 Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 10h30

📍 Location

Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

🌍 CUBA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe lacerations to lower left leg

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Bull Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.