Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2006 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ 11h50

📍 Location

Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injuries, surfboard bitten

🦈 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 can only live in salt water.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks are colorblind.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.