Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1957 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1957

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Diver jabbed shark with spear and it make a threat display. No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

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