Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1971 Ika, Istria, CROATIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1971

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Ika, Istria, CROATIA

🌍 CROATIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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