Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1991 8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 09h30

📍 Location

8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forearm, upper thigh, knee & ankle lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Great White Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.