Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1955 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1955

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Dorsum of right foot lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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