Fatal Swimming Attack

1944 Off Samar Island in the Gulf of Leyte, PHILIPPINES

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1944

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Samar Island in the Gulf of Leyte, PHILIPPINES

🌍 PHILIPPINES

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Clinton was bitten on his back, 2 others did not survive

🦈 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 detect electrical fields.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.