Shark Attack Database

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Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1952 Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, leg lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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