Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1927 Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula,, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1927

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula,, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 70

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severely bitten by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako 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 are colorblind.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.