Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

1955 Kalautu Village, Baibara at the mouth of Oibada River, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1955

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Kalautu Village, Baibara at the mouth of Oibada River, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 8

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

Wobbegong Shark

This species has been involved in 56 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Wobbegong 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 been around longer than trees.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks have no bones.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.