Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

2009 Off Cape Point, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Off Cape Point, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 40

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to arm and 2 fingers by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Blue 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.

Sharks have no bones.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.