Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1995 Bluefish Cove, Pt. Lobos State Park, Monterey County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ 17h30

📍 Location

Bluefish Cove, Pt. Lobos State Park, Monterey County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forearm, abdomen & upper leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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