Fatal Swimming Attack

1979 Mirs Bay, HONG KONG

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1979

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mirs Bay, HONG KONG

🌍 HONG KONG

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg severed, FATAL

🦈 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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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks don't get cancer.