Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1959 Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ 19h30

📍 Location

Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

14 punctures on right thigh, swim trunks torn

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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