Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1961 Horn Island, near Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Horn Island, near Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right thigh and leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks don't get cancer.