Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1989 Melkbosstrand, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ 12h05

📍 Location

Melkbosstrand, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

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.

📹 Learn More About Great White 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.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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