Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

1960 Hamelin Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Hamelin Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Scratches on right upper arm

🦈 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 can only live in salt water.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.