Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2018 Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupant, outrigger canoe and paddle damaged

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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