Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1956 Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1956

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.