Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1957 Colombo Harbor, Western Province, SRI LANKA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1957

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Colombo Harbor, Western Province, SRI LANKA

🌍 SRI LANKA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, but shark involvement not confirmed

🦈 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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You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.