Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1994 San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1994

⏰ 08h45

📍 Location

San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, right leg nearly severed, puncture wounds to left leg

🦈 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 have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.