Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1986 Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1986

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, foot bumped

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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