Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2016 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ 14h30 / 15h30

📍 Location

Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Buttocks, thigh, left hand & wrist injured

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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