Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1967 Ventura, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ 14h30

📍 Location

Ventura, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Nipped on shoulder by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

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

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