Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1926 San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1926

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📍 Location

San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg & hand lacerated and dog 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 are colorblind.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.