Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1951 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1951

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe laceration to foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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