Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2018 Near the Bahia Honda Bridge, Monroe County, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Near the Bahia Honda Bridge, Monroe County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injury to fingers while removing hook from shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

This species has been involved in 109 documented attacks in our database.

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