Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1990 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1990

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Unknown

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Injury details not available for this incident.

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.