Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1870 Moreton Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1870

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Moreton Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

bite to lower leg

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks don't get cancer.