Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack

2017 Rose Island, New Providence District, BAHAMAS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2017

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Rose Island, New Providence District, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot & ankle injured

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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