Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1992 1.5 km north of Igata-cho, 60 km south of Matsyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1992

⏰ 12h30

📍 Location

1.5 km north of Igata-cho, 60 km south of Matsyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN

🌍 JAPAN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No inujury to occupant. Shark bit boat repeatedly, leaving 2 teeth in the bottom keel of the boat

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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