Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1980 Punta Negra, Pichidangui, Los Vilos, CHILE

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Punta Negra, Pichidangui, Los Vilos, CHILE

🌍 CHILE

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 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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🧠 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.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

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

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks sleep like humans do.