Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2013 Off Poison Creek, Cape Arid, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 10h30

📍 Location

Off Poison Creek, Cape Arid, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injuries to torso, head and face

🦈 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can only live in salt water.