Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2024 Vaitarna River, Palghar District, Maharashtra, INDIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Vaitarna River, Palghar District, Maharashtra, INDIA

🌍 INDIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Calf of lower left leg injured

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

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