Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1991 8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 09h30

📍 Location

8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Forearm, upper thigh, knee & ankle lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Great White Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Baby sharks are called pups.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.