Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1966 South Jetty, Galveston, Texas, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

South Jetty, Galveston, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Dorsum of right foot grazed

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Tiger Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Baby sharks are called pups.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.