Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1982 Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 36

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to hand

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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