Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1967 Jurien Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Jurien Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, "bitten in two"

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks can only live in salt water.