Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1980 Off Umpqua River, Oregon, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ 15h45

📍 Location

Off Umpqua River, Oregon, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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