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.

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

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks sleep like humans do.