Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack

2023 Yallingup Lagoon, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Yallingup Lagoon, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 77

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Wobbegong Shark

This species has been involved in 56 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Wobbegong 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.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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