Non-fatal Diving Attack

1962 12' tank at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

12' tank at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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