Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2019 Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2019

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to face

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

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