Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1964 St. Clair Beach, Dunedin, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ 06h45

📍 Location

St. Clair Beach, Dunedin, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 19

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, both legs bitten & right leg severed at knee

🦈 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 are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.