Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2009 Jogensfontein, Stilbaai, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 11h15

📍 Location

Jogensfontein, Stilbaai, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 37

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks sleep like humans do.