Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2010 Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Thursday Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 9

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

2 sets of minor lacerations below her right knee

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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