Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2023 Shark Junction, Freeport, BAHAMAS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Shark Junction, Freeport, BAHAMAS

🌍 BAHAMAS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 73

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf severely bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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