Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2016 Irino Beach, Kochi Prefecture, JAPAN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ 19h05

📍 Location

Irino Beach, Kochi Prefecture, JAPAN

🌍 JAPAN

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left leg

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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 sleep like humans do.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.