Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2004 Channel between South Padre Island & Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Channel between South Padre Island & Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 28

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako 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 don't get cancer.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.