Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2014 Santa Lucea Beach, South Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Santa Lucea Beach, South Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to toes

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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