Fatal Surfing Attack

2004 Lefthanders Beach, Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 14h10

📍 Location

Lefthanders Beach, Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, abdomen, pelvis & leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.