Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1993 Abalone Point, Westport Union Landing, Mendocino County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Abalone Point, Westport Union Landing, Mendocino County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe bites to head & shoulder

🦈 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 don't get cancer.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.