Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1951 Off Royal Residence, Corfu Island, GREECE

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1951

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Royal Residence, Corfu Island, GREECE

🌍 GREECE

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, body not recovered Another man was also injured by the shark at same time (see below)

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Great White 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 have no bones.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.