Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

2009 The Natural Jetty, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

The Natural Jetty, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh bitten when he trod on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Wobbegong Shark

This species has been involved in 56 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Wobbegong 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.