Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2008 Smokvina Bay, Vis Island, Split-Dalmatia Count,, CROATIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Smokvina Bay, Vis Island, Split-Dalmatia Count,, CROATIA

🌍 CROATIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Great White 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 are colorblind.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

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

Sharks can detect electrical fields.