Fatal Mako Shark Attack

2002 100 miles off Ocean City, Maryland, in 7000' of water, Maryland, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ Shortly after midnight

📍 Location

100 miles off Ocean City, Maryland, in 7000' of water, Maryland, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Drowned when caught in line and pulled overboard by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako 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.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

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

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.