Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2009 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor bite to ankle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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