Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

1989 24 km off Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

24 km off Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 46

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand & both arms bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

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

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