Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1959 Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupant

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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