Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1984 Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1984

⏰ 15h30

📍 Location

Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm bitten

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

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

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