Fatal Great White Shark Attack

2024 November 19 Chatham Islands, Bay of Waitangi, New Zealand

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024 November 19

⏰ AM

📍 Location

Chatham Islands, Bay of Waitangi, New Zealand

🌍 New Zealand

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Not stated but injuries fatal

🦈 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.

Sharks are colorblind.

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

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.