Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2020 Florida Keys, Florida, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Florida Keys, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

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

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