Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1963 Taibaisa Passage, Gau Island, Lomaiviti Island Group, FIJI

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ 10h00

📍 Location

Taibaisa Passage, Gau Island, Lomaiviti Island Group, FIJI

🌍 FIJI

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 28

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Great White 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 don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.