Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack

2019 Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2019

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to face

🦈 Species Information

Lemon Shark

This species has been involved in 44 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Lemon 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.

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

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can only live in salt water.