Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1966 Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Monterey County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ 10h00 / 11h00

📍 Location

Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Monterey County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand, arm & thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks are colorblind.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks don't get cancer.