Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2011 Matagorda Beach, Texas, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Matagorda Beach, Texas, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor laceration to shoulder from captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 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.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have no bones.