Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2015 Tupapati, Hikueru Atoll, Central Tuamotu, FRENCH POLYNESIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Tupapati, Hikueru Atoll, Central Tuamotu, FRENCH POLYNESIA

🌍 FRENCH POLYNESIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18 months

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Reef 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 are colorblind.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

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

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.