Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2011 Tiger Beach, West End, BAHAMAS

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Tiger Beach, West End, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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