Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2008 Guarajuba, Bahia, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Guarajuba, Bahia, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bitten

🦈 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 sleep like humans do.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.