Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2003 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 00h30

📍 Location

Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Left ankle lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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