Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2005 Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2005

⏰ 16h45

📍 Location

Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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