Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1959 Near Paradise Cove, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ 10h30 or 13h30

📍 Location

Near Paradise Cove, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forearm bitten

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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