Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

1961 Leeward side of island, directly in back of Mid-Pac barrel storage area, Wake Island (EnenKio), NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 15h30

📍 Location

Leeward side of island, directly in back of Mid-Pac barrel storage area, Wake Island (EnenKio), NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

🌍 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right elbow bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Reef 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.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks have no bones.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.