Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2019 Pitt Island or Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2019

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Pitt Island or Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 45

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark rammed him but no injury

🦈 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.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Baby sharks are called pups.

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

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.