Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2018 Atlantique Beach, Fire Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Atlantique Beach, Fire Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor puncture wounds to leg

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Tiger 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks are colorblind.