Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2020 Near Key Largo, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Near Key Largo, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor lacerations to right foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

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