Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

2002 Great Barrier Reef (near Upolu Bay), Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Great Barrier Reef (near Upolu Bay), Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left arm lacerated

🦈 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

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 smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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

Sharks can only live in salt water.