Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2013 Ravine Mula, d’Étang-Salé, REUNION

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Ravine Mula, d’Étang-Salé, REUNION

🌍 REUNION

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right leg severed

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull 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.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.