Non-fatal Diving Attack

1954 Fitzroy Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1954

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Fitzroy Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Shark bit right arm & shoulder, then Aken says, he "knocked out" the shark

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.