Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1982 Morro Rock, Morro Bay, San Obispo County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ 10h20

📍 Location

Morro Rock, Morro Bay, San Obispo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No Injury, board bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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