Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1969 Bird Rock, Tomales Point, near Marin County / Sonoma County border, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1969

⏰ 11h20

📍 Location

Bird Rock, Tomales Point, near Marin County / Sonoma County border, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 53

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg & ankle severely 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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Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.