Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1955 Zuma Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1955

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Zuma Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Surfer grabbed shark, which turned & bit him and 2 lifeguards PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.