Fatal Attack

1962 8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 03h45 - 04h00

📍 Location

8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Bodies of 5 of the 6 men on board were bitten by by sharks. Sharks may have contributed to the death of some of them.

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.