Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2024 April 20 West beach Glenelg, South Australia, Australia

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024 April 20

⏰ 13h40

📍 Location

West beach Glenelg, South Australia, Australia

🌍 Australia

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor bite to left leg

🦈 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

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Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks don't get cancer.