Fatal Bull Shark Attack

1963 Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull 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 detect electrical fields.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks don't get cancer.