Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1927 Catalina Channel, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1927

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Catalina Channel, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Amputation

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lost hand

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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