Non-fatal Diving Attack

1962 Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ 08h30

📍 Location

Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Struck shark with abalone bar to scare it away from abalone, but shark bit his shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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