Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1995 Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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