Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1975 Indiatlantic, Brevard County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1975

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Indiatlantic, Brevard County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten, tendons damaged

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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 only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

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