Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1990 Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1990

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30s

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Hammerhead Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks are colorblind.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

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