Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

2012 Muravera, Sardinia, ITALY

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2012

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Muravera, Sardinia, ITALY

🌍 ITALY

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg injured PROVOKED ACCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks are colorblind.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

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