Non-fatal Diving Attack

2014 Bethel Shoals, Indian River County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Bethel Shoals, Indian River County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No injury. No attack. 12' white shark appeared curious, not aggressive & departed when prodded by spear

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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