Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1959 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Gietel grabbed the shark's tail, the shark lacerated his right ankle 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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Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.