Non-fatal Diving Attack

1985 Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1985

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 46

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to foot & ankle

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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