Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2023 Beach 3, Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk County, New York, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ 13h45

📍 Location

Beach 3, Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk County, New York, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

3 small puncture wounds to left leg

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Tiger 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.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.