Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2009 Pulau Payar Island, Strait of Malacca, MALAYSIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Pulau Payar Island, Strait of Malacca, MALAYSIA

🌍 MALAYSIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 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 can only live in salt water.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks have no bones.