Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack

2010 Palmyra Atoll, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Palmyra Atoll, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Head bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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