Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack

2023 San Pedro , Ambergris Caye, Belize District, BELIZE

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

San Pedro , Ambergris Caye, Belize District, BELIZE

🌍 BELIZE

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 8

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot injured

🦈 Species Information

Nurse Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Nurse Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks can only live in salt water.