Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2009 St. Augustine, St. John's County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 16h45

📍 Location

St. Augustine, St. John's County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Multiple lacerations to right foot & ankle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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