Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1993 near El Cocal Beach, La Libertad, EL SALVADOR

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

near El Cocal Beach, La Libertad, EL SALVADOR

🌍 EL SALVADOR

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left leg gashed

🦈 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

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 sleep like humans do.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

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

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.