Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2015 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 31

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupant. Kayak bitten by gaffed shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

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