Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1881 Stretto di Messina, Sicily, ITALY

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1881

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Stretto di Messina, Sicily, ITALY

🌍 ITALY

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

Non-Fatal

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 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 have no bones.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks don't get cancer.