Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1875 Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1875

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Press reported that a 3 m shark was caught with human remains in its gut, but remains were those of a porpoise according to medical examiner

🦈 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 are older than dinosaurs.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can only live in salt water.