Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2014 Assateague National Seashore, Maryland, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Assateague National Seashore, Maryland, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to foot by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks are colorblind.