Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1989 Pacific Beach, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ 10h45

📍 Location

Pacific Beach, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forearm 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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Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.