Fatal Swimming Attack

1816 Bristol Harbor, Rhode Island, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1816

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Bristol Harbor, Rhode Island, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 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.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks are colorblind.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.