Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1953 Wynyard, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1953

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Wynyard, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: MAKE LINE GREEN

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupant, shark charged boat

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.