Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

2003 Goolwa Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Dusk

📍 Location

Goolwa Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 37

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Ankle lacerated

🦈 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 have no bones.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.