Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2018 Matauri Bay, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 11h20

📍 Location

Matauri Bay, North Island, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injuries to leg and hand

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks are colorblind.