Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2001 Sandy Bay/Whananaki, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2001

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sandy Bay/Whananaki, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, kayak bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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