Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1991 Horseshoe Reef, Scott Creek, Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 07h30

📍 Location

Horseshoe Reef, Scott Creek, Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm, shoulder & back bitten

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks sleep like humans do.

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