Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

2015 Off Leffingwell Landing, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Off Leffingwell Landing, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark rammed kayak repeatedly

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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