Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1957 Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1957

⏰ 13h30

📍 Location

Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, seen with arm in mouth of shark. Body not recovered.

🦈 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can only live in salt water.