Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2020 Orange Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Orange Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to foot and toes

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks are colorblind.